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Question : #169

Category: Death Issues

Subject:	looking at the dead, allowed?
Question:	Is it haraam to see the face of a dead person (namahram)? If so could you please explain the logic behind this. I personally think that their is never a chance of attraction from either side. The dead man/woman cannot see the one viewing the face; and the person viewing the face is only seeing for the purpose to get closer to allah. I belive that seeing the face helps a person have stronger emotions which allows reflection of oneself and imaginging oneself in that state; therefore leading to fear of allah swt. Please elaborate. Thank you
Answer:	No, it is not haram to see the face of the deceased. It would be haram to view the parts of the body that when the deceased was alive one was not able to see. Unfortunately there are sick individuals who take pleasure in the deceased. But, thinking about death is positive. Imam Ali (a) advised his son, Imam Hasan (a) to increase his remembrance of death. It does have spiritual benefits in it.

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