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Allowing people to view the face of the mayyit in the qabrastaan

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Q: If a family member arrives late at the qabrastaan and requests to see the face of the deceased relative (male or female), can he be allowed to view the face?

Bismillaah

A: This practice of allowing people to view the face of the mayyit in the qabrastaan should be omitted. However, if for some reason the face of a female deceased was opened, then caution should be exercised and the face should only be shown to relatives who are mahrams of the deceased.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس فيه فهو رد (صحيح البخاري رقم 2697)

ولا بأس بأن يرفع ستر الميت ليرى وجهه وإنما يكره ذلك بعد الدفن كذا في القنية (الفتاوى الهندية 5/351)

(ويسجى) أي يغطى (قبرها) لو خنثى قال في الشامية : أي بثوب ونحوه استحبابا حال إدخالها القبر حتى يسوي اللبن على اللحد كذا في شرح المنية والإمداد ونقل الخير الرملي أن الزيلعي صرح في كتاب الخنثى أنه على سبيل الوجوب قلت ويمكن التوفيق بحمله على ما إذا غلب على الظن ظهور شيء من بدنها تأمل (رد المحتار 2 /236)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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