The ruling on morticians publishing what they see of the deceased's conditions
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Question:
May Allah preserve you. He says: Abu Salih from Dammam says: We hear from some morticians stories and accounts about what happens to some of the deceased, whether these stories are good or otherwise, and they tell them to others for the sake of taking a lesson. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and the morticians are trustees of the secrets of the deceased, so they do not disclose them. It is not fitting for the one who is a mortician for the deceased to spread what may appear to him, or what he imagines, regarding the conditions of the deceased. Rather, he covers them up and seeks forgiveness for them, and he does not spread anything of what appears to him regarding their conditions. If something of that appeared to him, he is a trustee. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah preserve you. He says: Abu Salih from Dammam says: We hear from some morticians stories and accounts about what happens to some of the deceased, whether these stories are good or otherwise, and they tell them to others for the sake of taking a lesson. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and the morticians are trustees of the secrets of the deceased, so they do not disclose them. It is not fitting for the one who is a mortician for the deceased to spread what may appear to him, or what he imagines, regarding the conditions of the deceased. Rather, he covers them up and seeks forgiveness for them, and he does not spread anything of what appears to him regarding their conditions. If something of that appeared to him, he is a trustee. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (063) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (11:33)
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