Remembrance 1 from Chapter 119

IT IS MUSTAḤABB to make abundant dhikr of Allah and du‘ā’ for the deceased whilst washing and shrouding him. Our colleagues say that if the one who washes the deceased finds something that impresses him about the deceased, like the light in his face, a pleasant smell or suchlike, it is mustaḥabb for him to tell people about it. If he finds something unpleasant, like the darkening of his face, a foul smell, a change in his limbs or the transformation of his appearance, it is ḥarām for him to talk about it to anyone. They cite as proof the following.

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