What is the ruling on keeping a picture of the deceased or some of his clothes?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh: What is the ruling on keeping pictures of the deceased or some of his belongings, such as his clothes or his watch?
The Shaykh : Keeping a picture of the deceased is not permissible. Whoever has one should burn it now, because remembering the deceased renews grief. As for what remains of his clothes, it is the same: either it should be used and worn until it wears out, or it should be given in charity. As for keeping it as a memento of the deceased, that also renews grief, and it is a form of mourning. Mourning the deceased is either by speech or by action. This is mourning him by action, so it is not permissible to keep a picture of the deceased, nor is it permissible to keep his clothes for his remembrance after his death.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yasar is with you.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : What? No, no, you are not a guest. The guests have more right.
The Shaykh : Keeping a picture of the deceased is not permissible. Whoever has one should burn it now, because remembering the deceased renews grief. As for what remains of his clothes, it is the same: either it should be used and worn until it wears out, or it should be given in charity. As for keeping it as a memento of the deceased, that also renews grief, and it is a form of mourning. Mourning the deceased is either by speech or by action. This is mourning him by action, so it is not permissible to keep a picture of the deceased, nor is it permissible to keep his clothes for his remembrance after his death.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yasar is with you.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : What? No, no, you are not a guest. The guests have more right.