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Fatwa #159917 November 2000Pakistan

When a Muslim dies, why must we cover there faces?

Answer

Among other reasons, one is to conceal any ill appearances on the face of the deceased.

Was salaam

Mufti E Desai
Fatwa Dept.

#18325THE SHARI’ BASIS OF NIQAB (FACE COVERING) AND SHAYKH TANTAWI’S INCORRECT VIEW
#10064I am so scared of death and the punishment to come in the hereafter. What should I do? Regarding covering of body and face.
#2668There is ahadith where Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) that a woman should be covered except her face and hands.
#13998opinions of following ulema / fuqaha regarding face covering / niqab. imam abu hanifa, imam shafi, Imam Ahmed, Imam malik, Imam taimiya & Imam Ibn qayyim
#13573wome to cover her hair and her body, and i though that the face was wajib but i read some where that a women may show her "face", hands and feet
#3473Is it necessary for a woman to cover her face in the presence of strangers (who are not her designated Mahaarim) according to Shariáh?
#17902The following Is posted by my friend Who says Face covering for women in front of Na-Mehram is not and obligation and wrote these two Ahadith in his support, So Plese reply on his Claim. Jazakallah
#17543Spending time with my dying grandfather made me realize that life is truly a useless existence except that it is a portal to the next life. I began to care less and less about this world.

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