it, which would become a scandal for him. His private parts might also be exposed and witnessed. For this reason, we preferred that the washer be a trustworthy, honest, and righteous person, in order to conceal what he comes across. In the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he said: "Let your trustworthy ones wash your dead." Narrated by Ibn Majah. It is also narrated from him, peace be upon him, that he said: "Whoever washes a deceased person, then does not disclose anything about him, he emerges from his sins like the day his mother gave birth to him." Narrated by Ibn Majah as well. In al-Musnad, from Aisha, she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever washes a deceased person, fulfills the trust regarding him, and does not disclose what occurs from him during that, he emerges from his sins like the day his mother gave birth to him." He also said: "Let the one among you who is closest to him in knowledge perform it; if he does not know, then let it be someone you consider to possess a share of piety and trustworthiness." The Qadi said: His guardian has the right to enter as he wishes. The statement of al-Khiraqi is general in its prohibition, and perhaps it implies universality, and Allah knows best.
Section: It is incumbent upon the washer, and anyone present, if they see anything of the deceased from what we have mentioned and what the deceased would like to have concealed, to conceal it and not speak of it, due to what we have narrated, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever conceals the private parts of a Muslim, Allah will conceal him in this world and the Hereafter." But if he sees something good, such as signs of righteousness, brightness of the face, smiling, and the like, it is recommended to reveal it, so that prayers for mercy upon him may increase, and to encourage emulation of his path and imitation of his beautiful conduct.
(7) In A and M: "so he speaks of it". (8) In: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the washing of the dead, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/469. (9) In: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the washing of the dead, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/469, 470. It was also recorded by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 6/119, 120, 122. (10) Musnad Ahmad 6/119, 120, 122. (11) In A and M: "allows him to enter". (12) The 'wa' (and) is omitted from A and M. (13) Similar to it is what was recorded by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 2/274. See also what was recorded by Ibn Majah in: Chapter on the virtue of scholars and the encouragement to seek knowledge, from the Introduction; and in: Chapter on concealing the believer and averting prescribed punishments (hudud) through doubts, from the Book of Hudud. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/82, 2/850.
الظَّاهِرِ مُنْكَرٌ فيتحدَّثُ (٧) به، فيكونُ فَضِيحَةً له، ورُبَّما بَدَتْ عَوْرَتُه فشاهَدَها، ولهذا أَحْبَبْنا أن يكونَ الغَاسِلُ ثِقَةً أَمْينًا صَالِحًا، لِيَسْتُرَ ما يَطَّلِعُ عليه، وفى الحديثِ عن النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- أنَّه قال: "لِيُغَسِّلْ مَوْتَاكُمُ المَأْمُونُونَ". رَوَاه ابنُ مَاجَه (٨). ورُوِىَ عنه عليه السَّلَامُ أنَّه قال: "مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتًا، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُفْشِ عَلَيْهِ، خَرَجَ مِن ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ". رَوَاه ابنُ مَاجَه أيضًا (٩). وفى "المُسْنَدِ" عن عائشةَ، قالت: قال رسولُ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-: "مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتًا، فأَدَّى فِيهِ الْأَمَانَةَ، ولم يُفشِ عَلَيْهِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنْهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ، خَرَجَ من ذُنُوبِه كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ" (١٠). وقال: "لِيَلِهِ أَقْرَبُكُمْ مِنْهُ إنْ كَان يَعْلَمُ، فإنْ كَانَ لَا يَعْلَمُ فَمَنْ تَرَوْنَ أنَّ عِنْدَهُ حَظًّا مِنْ وَرَعٍ وأَمَانَةٍ" (١٠). وقال القاضي: لِوَلِيِّه أن يدْخُلَ (١١) كيف شاءَ. وكلامُ الْخِرَقِىِّ عامٌّ في المَنْعِ، ولَعَلَّه يَقْتَضِى التَّعْمِيمَ، واللهُ أعلمُ.
فصل: ويَنْبَغِى لِلغاسِلِ، ولمن حَضَرَ، إذا رَأى من المَيِّتِ شيئا ممَّا ذَكَرْنَاه وممَّا (١٢) يُحِبُّ المَيِّتُ سَتْرَه، أن يَسْتُرَهُ، ولا يُحَدِّث به؛ لما رَوَيْناهُ، ولأنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- قال: "مَنْ سَتَرَ عَوْرَةَ مُسْلِمٍ، سَتَرَهُ اللهُ في الدُّنْيَا والْآخِرَةِ" (١٣). وإن رَأى حَسَنًا مثلَ أمَارَاتِ الخَيْرِ، مِن وَضاءَةِ الوَجْهِ، والتَّبَسُّمِ، ونَحْوِ ذلك، اسْتُحِبَّ إظْهارُه، لِيَكْثُرَ التَّرَحُّمُ عليه، ويَحْصُلَ الحَثُّ على مثلِ طَرِيقَتِه، والتَّشَبُّهُ بِجَمِيلِ
(٧) في أ، م: "فيحدث".(٨) في: باب ما جاء في غسل الميت، من كتاب الجنائز. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٤٦٩.(٩) في: باب ما جاء في غسل الميت، من كتاب الجنائز. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٤٦٩، ٤٧٠. كما أخرجه الإِمام أحمد، في: المسند ٦/ ١١٩، ١٢٠، ١٢٢.(١٠) مسند أحمد ٦/ ١١٩، ١٢٠، ١٢٢.(١١) في أ، م: "يدخله".(١٢) سقطت الواو من: أ، م.(١٣) قريب منه ما أخرجه الإِمام أحمد، في: المسند ٢/ ٢٧٤.وانظر ما أخرجه ابن ماجه، في: باب فضل العلماء والحث على طلب العلم، من المقدمة، وفى: باب الستر على المؤمن ودفع الحدود بالشبهات، من كتاب الحدود. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٨٢، ٢/ ٨٥٠.
