Among their arguments that spread like a forest fire while stirring a debate on social media, were that neither can women participate in a funeral nor can they offer someone’s funeral prayer. According to various books, neither did any Imam ever express disinclination towards female participation in funeral prayers nor do any Shariah laws restrict women from participating in a funeral. Furthermore, according to Sahih Muslim reference number 946, it is admissible for both men and women to attend funeral prayers. Among their arguments that spread like a forest fire while stirring a debate on social media, were that neither can women participate in a funeral nor can they offer someone’s funeral prayer. Somehow linking Asma Jahangir’s funeral to the co-education system, the fanatics claim that women should not participate in funeral prayers along with men because that could give birth to a number of “social evils”.

Source: Pakistan Today February 17, 2018 20:15 UTC