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

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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