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Is it permissible to display the face of the deceased for public viewing?

· 9 Safar 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 19685English

Question

Is it permissible to display the face of the deceased for public viewing?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to expose the face of a male after salaatul – Janaazah and before the burial process. However, such a practice is discouraged especially when the effects of the Barzagh (eschatological world) become apparent. Such effects should be concealed.[1]

It is not permissible to expose the face of a female after Salaatul – Janaazah.

And Allah knows best.

Ismail Desai

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

1 و لا باس بان يرفع ستر الميت ليري وجهه و انها يكره ذلك بعد الدفن.عالمكيرية. 251/5

فتاوي محمودية 271/13

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