Is it part of the Sunnah to uncover the face of the deceased after placing him in the grave?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. There are many questions, and I am presenting to your eminence whatever of them is feasible. This questioner says: People in our lands have the custom of uncovering the face of the deceased after placing him in the grave. Is this part of the Sunnah or not?
Answer:
This is not part of the Sunnah; rather, it is an action of the ignorant. Nothing of the deceased is uncovered. Once he is shrouded, nothing of him is uncovered except for one who wishes to kiss him. If one wishes to kiss him, there is no harm, but he is covered afterward. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. There are many questions, and I am presenting to your eminence whatever of them is feasible. This questioner says: People in our lands have the custom of uncovering the face of the deceased after placing him in the grave. Is this part of the Sunnah or not?
Answer:
This is not part of the Sunnah; rather, it is an action of the ignorant. Nothing of the deceased is uncovered. Once he is shrouded, nothing of him is uncovered except for one who wishes to kiss him. If one wishes to kiss him, there is no harm, but he is covered afterward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/560] هل من السنة كشف وجه الميت بعد وضعه في القبر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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