The ruling on informing the washer of what she saw of the deceased woman
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Question:
Your Eminence, a woman has sent you a message. In her second question, she says: There is a woman who washed a deceased woman, and she washed her here in the Kingdom. She saw from her what she should have covered, knowing that the deceased’s family are pressing her with questions about it, but she is refusing to answer. Should she answer about what she saw, or should she remain silent and not give them any response?
Answer:
Whoever washes a Muslim must cover for him and not mention anything of what he saw. This is a trust and a secret, so it is not permissible for a person to talk about the deceased Muslim, saying that such and such happened to him during the burial or during the washing. He should cover for him because he is his brother and a trust in his hands. Yes.
Your Eminence, a woman has sent you a message. In her second question, she says: There is a woman who washed a deceased woman, and she washed her here in the Kingdom. She saw from her what she should have covered, knowing that the deceased’s family are pressing her with questions about it, but she is refusing to answer. Should she answer about what she saw, or should she remain silent and not give them any response?
Answer:
Whoever washes a Muslim must cover for him and not mention anything of what he saw. This is a trust and a secret, so it is not permissible for a person to talk about the deceased Muslim, saying that such and such happened to him during the burial or during the washing. He should cover for him because he is his brother and a trust in his hands. Yes.
Source
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