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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Mentioning what the washer of the dead sees on the deceased without naming him

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Question:
And that Allah is near and will be near tomorrow. And this matter, he asks: Is it permissible for the one who washes the body to mention the state of the believer’s home that he washed, without mentioning his name?

Answer:
No, if he sees on a Muslim something that is disliked, he does not mention it; he covers it up. Yes,
Whoever covers (the sin of) a Muslim, Allah will cover him (his sin) in this world and in the Hereafter.من ستر مسلما ستره الله في الدنيا والآخرة
Sunan Ibn Majah 2544Sahih (Darussalam)
, even if he does not mention his name, because the people, I mean, there is the one who washes the body, and there is no one who is ignorant; the rest of the people know that so-and-so was washed. Yes.
Source شرح منظومة الآداب الشرعية، تغسيل الميت - زيارة القبور - الحث على تعلم الفرائض — islamhouse.com (1:01:06)

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