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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it said, "In the name of Allah and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)," when closing the eyes of the deceased?

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The questioner : And he ties his beard with a wide band, gathering his two beards, then ties it on his head.

The Shaykh : In my view, he ties his two beards.

The questioner : He gathers his two beards and then ties it on his head so that his mouth does not open, which would make his appearance ugly and allow the water of the ghusl to enter it.

The Shaykh : And it enters.

The questioner : And the water of the ghusl enters it, and the one who closes his eyes says, "In the name of Allah and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)," and he loosens his joints because

The Shaykh : there is a concern regarding this, meaning that when he closes his eyes he says, "In the name of Allah and upon his death, the Messenger of Allah," there is a concern with this, because that was not transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), neither from his saying nor from his doing.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1754 - هل يُقال بسم الله وعلى ملة رسول الله ﷺ عند تغميض الميت؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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