The method of closing the eyes of the deceased by holding his elbows and the thumbs of his feet
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the researcher of the book *Aqasar al-Mukhtasarat* mentioned a method for closing the eyes of the deceased if one neglects to close the eyes of the deceased.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: One person holds his elbows and another holds the thumbs of his feet, and then his eyes will close. Is this a correct statement?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I do not know. I do not know what I know. I do not know. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in our time.
The Shaykh:
The researcher or the commentator?
The questioner:
The author of *Kashf al-Mukhaddirat al-Ba'li* is the one who mentioned it.
The Shaykh:
And the one who mentioned it, yes, this is an old method, so Allah knows best. I do not know. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the researcher of the book *Aqasar al-Mukhtasarat* mentioned a method for closing the eyes of the deceased if one neglects to close the eyes of the deceased.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: One person holds his elbows and another holds the thumbs of his feet, and then his eyes will close. Is this a correct statement?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I do not know. I do not know what I know. I do not know. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in our time.
The Shaykh:
The researcher or the commentator?
The questioner:
The author of *Kashf al-Mukhaddirat al-Ba'li* is the one who mentioned it.
The Shaykh:
And the one who mentioned it, yes, this is an old method, so Allah knows best. I do not know. Yes.
Source
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