Concealing the state of the deceased by those who wash them
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Question:
Regarding this, Umm Abdullah asks the husband: if his wife dies, does he wash her? And what do you advise those who wash the dead regarding talking about their condition and the like?
Answer:
It is obligatory for them to conceal the state of the deceased and not to talk about their condition or the signs they see on them, whether signs of evil or signs of good. They should conceal it from them, because they are a trust in their hands. Yes.
Regarding this, Umm Abdullah asks the husband: if his wife dies, does he wash her? And what do you advise those who wash the dead regarding talking about their condition and the like?
Answer:
It is obligatory for them to conceal the state of the deceased and not to talk about their condition or the signs they see on them, whether signs of evil or signs of good. They should conceal it from them, because they are a trust in their hands. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/273 — archive.org (14:06)
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