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Title: Can a husband see the face of his dead wife, touch her, give her gusl etc. Please give detail proof according to sharia law (Quraan & Hadith).

Question: Can a husband see the face of his dead wife, touch her, give her gusl etc. Please give detail proof according to sharia law (Quraan & Hadith).

Answer ID: 6633Posted on: Aug 31, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 648/648=M/1429)

A husband can see the face of his deceased wife; but he cannot touch her nor give her bath:

کما فی الدر المختار: و یمنع زوجھا من غسلھا و مسھا لا من النظر الیھا علی الاصح

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Can a husband see the face of his dead wife, touch her, give her gusl etc. Please give detail proof according to sharia law (Quraan & Hadith).

Question: Can a husband see the face of his dead wife, touch her, give her gusl etc. Please give detail proof according to sharia law (Quraan & Hadith).

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