The wife going to the mortuary and the mosque to bid farewell to her deceased husband
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman’s husband has passed away. Is it permissible to take her to the mortuary to bid farewell to her husband?
The Shaykh:
This is something they have started doing recently. No, she should not go. She should pray for her husband while she is in her house. She must stay home for the period of mourning and not go to the mortuary to mix with men. There is no need for this. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve him, he asks: Is it permissible for her to go to the mosque to pray over him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the mosque is fine if the men are praying with the women behind them. It is fine to pray over him there. Good. Yes, and she returns to her house. Also, the mortuary: one does not pray over the deceased before he is washed and shrouded. Yes, the prayer over him is not valid before the washing and shrouding. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman’s husband has passed away. Is it permissible to take her to the mortuary to bid farewell to her husband?
The Shaykh:
This is something they have started doing recently. No, she should not go. She should pray for her husband while she is in her house. She must stay home for the period of mourning and not go to the mortuary to mix with men. There is no need for this. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve him, he asks: Is it permissible for her to go to the mosque to pray over him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the mosque is fine if the men are praying with the women behind them. It is fine to pray over him there. Good. Yes, and she returns to her house. Also, the mortuary: one does not pray over the deceased before he is washed and shrouded. Yes, the prayer over him is not valid before the washing and shrouding. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب العاشر في علامات مرض القلب وصحته — islamhouse.com (1:05:12)
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