Can women visit graves?

All Muslims are permitted to visit graves. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) temporarily prohibited grave visits during the period when pre-Islamic customs persisted, but later allowed it, saying, “I had forbidden you to visit graves. Now you may visit them, for it reminds you of the Hereafter.” (Muslim, Janaiz, 106, 108 [976, 977]; Abu Dawud, Janaiz, 81 [3235]). Accordingly, women may also visit graves. Indeed, the Prophet (peace be upon him) advised patience to a woman who was weeping at her child's grave and did not prohibit her from visiting. (Bukhari, Janaiz, 7 [1252], Ahkam, 11 [7154]; Muslim, Janaiz, 15 [926])

Hadiths reporting that the Prophet (peace be upon him) cursed women who frequently visited graves (Tirmidhi, Janaiz, 61 [1056]; Ibn Majah, Janaiz, 49 [1574]) pertain to the period when grave visits were prohibited. The great hadith scholar Tirmidhi, after mentioning this hadith, states: “Some scholars hold the view that the hadiths cursing women who visit graves refer to the time before permission was granted. Once permission was given, it applied generally to both women and men.” (Tirmidhi, Janaiz, 61)

Source: T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Din İşleri Yüksek Kurulu