How to Orient a Person at the Time of Death

The questioner also asks: How should a person be oriented at the time of death? Should his feet be toward the qiblah, or should he be facing east with his head toward the west and his face toward the qiblah? Is closing the eyes of the deceased a recommended practice? He wants an answer to this question.
The answer: The recommended practice is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . When the signs of death appear in a man or a woman, he is oriented toward the qiblah; he is placed on his right side, and his face is directed toward the qiblah in any location, whether the qiblah is in the west, the east, or the south, depending on the country. If he is in a country where the qiblah is in the west, such as Najd, his face is directed toward the west. If he is in a country where the qiblah is in the south, such as Madinah, or in the north, he is directed toward the south, and so on, on his right side. When he dies, his eyes are closed. Not before death, no, but when he dies, after his soul has departed, his eyes are closed; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that. Yes.