Is it permissible to cover a woman's funeral with cloth that conceals her from the gaze of men?
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Question:
A questioner says: In our country, a piece of cloth like a palanquin is placed over a woman's funeral to shield her from the gaze of men, given the size of her body, until she is placed in the grave. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. Covering the dead woman with cloth is not in doubt; there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills, until she is placed in her grave. In fact, something was placed over the grave to cover it when the woman was laid in it and covered.
A questioner says: In our country, a piece of cloth like a palanquin is placed over a woman's funeral to shield her from the gaze of men, given the size of her body, until she is placed in the grave. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. Covering the dead woman with cloth is not in doubt; there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills, until she is placed in her grave. In fact, something was placed over the grave to cover it when the woman was laid in it and covered.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/618] هل يجوز تغطية جنازة المرأة بقماش يسترها عن أنظار الرجال؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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