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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Covering the head of a deceased person in ihram during the funeral prayer

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the deceased who was in ihram, is his head covered during the funeral prayer and when he is being carried?

Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Do not cover his headلا تخمروا رأسه
meaning do not cover him, and in another narration
cover neither his head nor his faceلا تخمروا رأسه ولا وجهه
Sahih Muslim 1206f
so he is left uncovered as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, because he is in ihram, and a person in ihram does not cover his head.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قتال أهل البغي — islamhouse.com (1:08:08)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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