What the washer sees on the deceased and informing him of it
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. Sometimes the washer sees, for example, on the body of the deceased, signs of a bad ending or a good ending.
The Shaykh:
Nothing is to be revealed. No, if he sees good, that is good, there is no harm. As for evil, no. Good is fine; if he sees light or something, there is no harm. But if he sees some darkness or something else, he does not contradict [the deceased], because this is backbiting, even if he has no need for it.
The questioner:
It is a fabricated hadith.
The Shaykh:
But it is not valid to speak about the unseen if some of the deceased said, "So-and-so did such and such"; that is not valid.
The questioner:
Whoever washed [the body].
The Shaykh:
Or if someone says, "I washed with such and such, and there is nothing in it," but he says, "So-and-so washed him and I saw such and such," that is not permissible.
The questioner:
What covers [the body].
The Shaykh:
Because it prevents his family from seeing him and harms them.
The questioner:
Yes, whoever washes a deceased person and covers his faults, Allah will cover his faults and grant him peace.
The Shaykh:
Knowledge, but the scholars [hold that] the hadith, "Whoever covers the face of a man, whether living or dead, [is protected],"
May Allah bless you. Sometimes the washer sees, for example, on the body of the deceased, signs of a bad ending or a good ending.
The Shaykh:
Nothing is to be revealed. No, if he sees good, that is good, there is no harm. As for evil, no. Good is fine; if he sees light or something, there is no harm. But if he sees some darkness or something else, he does not contradict [the deceased], because this is backbiting, even if he has no need for it.
The questioner:
It is a fabricated hadith.
The Shaykh:
But it is not valid to speak about the unseen if some of the deceased said, "So-and-so did such and such"; that is not valid.
The questioner:
Whoever washed [the body].
The Shaykh:
Or if someone says, "I washed with such and such, and there is nothing in it," but he says, "So-and-so washed him and I saw such and such," that is not permissible.
The questioner:
What covers [the body].
The Shaykh:
Because it prevents his family from seeing him and harms them.
The questioner:
Yes, whoever washes a deceased person and covers his faults, Allah will cover his faults and grant him peace.
The Shaykh:
Knowledge, but the scholars [hold that] the hadith, "Whoever covers the face of a man, whether living or dead, [is protected],"
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، بداية من حديث : لما توفي عبد الله بن أُبَي جاء ابنه — islamhouse.com (6:56)
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