The ruling on informing the one who washes the deceased about what he sees of good or evil in the deceased
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! Regarding the washing of the deceased, some people mention the things they see in the deceased that happen to him. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is a secret. It is obligatory to cover the deceased. Covering the deceased and not speaking about him, saying that such and such appeared on him or that he is feared for such and such. This is not permissible. It is obligatory to cover him. Whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him in this world and the Hereafter. The one who washes the deceased is a trustee over the deceased. It is not permissible for him to make this a means of talking about the dead.
Honorable Shaykh! Regarding the washing of the deceased, some people mention the things they see in the deceased that happen to him. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is a secret. It is obligatory to cover the deceased. Covering the deceased and not speaking about him, saying that such and such appeared on him or that he is feared for such and such. This is not permissible. It is obligatory to cover him. Whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him in this world and the Hereafter. The one who washes the deceased is a trustee over the deceased. It is not permissible for him to make this a means of talking about the dead.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم إخبار المغسل ما يراه من الميت من خير أو شر – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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