The ruling on disclosing the defects seen by the one who washes the deceased

Question:
Your Eminence, a woman has sent you a question. In her second question, she says: A woman washed a deceased woman who had been brought from Egypt to the Kingdom and was washed here in the Kingdom. She saw sights that were not pleasing to the eye. The deceased’s family are pressing her with questions about her, but the one who washed her is refusing to answer. Should she answer them about what she saw, or should she remain silent and not tell them anything?

Answer:
Whoever washes a Muslim must cover him up and not mention anything of what he saw. This is a trust and a secret, so it is not permissible for a person to talk about a deceased Muslim, saying that such and such happened to him at the burial or such and such happened to him during the washing. He should cover him up, because he is his brother and a trust in his hands.