The ruling on shrouding the body and whether it is considered image-making
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is shrouding the body considered image-making? Shrouding the body
Answer:
Wrapping the body so that it remains intact, this is not permissible. What is the reason for it? This is nonsense and a violation of the deceased's sanctity. A deceased person's sanctity is not violated, and nothing is done to the body. The Muslim deceased is shrouded, prayed over, and buried, and much is not done for him. The disbeliever is likewise. The human body is respected. The human body is respected, even if it is a disbeliever, so it is buried. A disbeliever is buried and covered, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the covering of Abu Talib when he died. A disbeliever is also covered and buried, and his body is not worshipped.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is shrouding the body considered image-making? Shrouding the body
Answer:
Wrapping the body so that it remains intact, this is not permissible. What is the reason for it? This is nonsense and a violation of the deceased's sanctity. A deceased person's sanctity is not violated, and nothing is done to the body. The Muslim deceased is shrouded, prayed over, and buried, and much is not done for him. The disbeliever is likewise. The human body is respected. The human body is respected, even if it is a disbeliever, so it is buried. A disbeliever is buried and covered, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the covering of Abu Talib when he died. A disbeliever is also covered and buried, and his body is not worshipped.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟! — islamhouse.com (1:12:42)
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