Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to enter a graveyard? And is the Hadith, "The passing of a woman, a black dog, or a donkey in front of a worshiper invalidates his prayer," authentic or weak? And is it valid to perform ablution with water into which a woman has put her hand? And is betting with money among friends forbidden?
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Visiting graves is permissible for women with certain conditions. Purity is not required to enter a graveyard. The about prayer being interrupted by the passing of a woman, a donkey, or a black dog is authentic, and jurists have interpreted it as diminishing the reward, not invalidating the prayer. Using water in which a woman has placed her hand for ritual purification does not render it impure, unless she had an impurity that altered it, or if she used it for a and then became secluded with it (khulwa). In the latter case, it is permissible for the majority of scholars to purify oneself with it. Betting for money has details.
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