1/928ــ عن أبي رافعٍ أسلمَ مولىٰ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنَّ رَسُولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «مَن غَسَّل ميتاً فَكَتَمَ عَلَيْه، غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ أربعينَ مرَّةً». رواه الحاكم وقال: صحيح علىٰ شرط مسلم.
928/1 - Abu Rāfi‘ Aslam, the Prophet’s freed slave, reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He who washes a dead person and conceals what he sees, Allah will grant him forgiveness forty times.” [Narrated by Al-Hākim; he classified it as authentic as per the conditions set by Muslim]
1) إنَّ كتمان ما يُرىٰ من الميت من المكروهات سبب لغفران الذنوب.
1) Concealment of the unpleasant things one sees in a dead person is a means for forgiving sins.
2) جواز الإخبار بما يرىٰ من محاسن الميت، لأنه إذَا كُره إظهار المعايب والعورات فإظهار المحاسن من المندوبات.
2) It is permissible to tell people about the good things one sees in a dead person. If revealing unpleasant things is disliked, then doing the opposite is commendable.
3) يُستحب لمن يباشر أمر تغسيل الموتىٰ أن يكون من أهل الخير المتصفين بالصفات الحميدة.
3) It is recommended that the one who washes a dead person is someone known to be good and to have praiseworthy traits.
الذي يُرىٰ من مكروهات الميت نوعان:
The Unpleasant things that could be seen in a dead person are of two types:
الأولىٰ: ما يتعلق بحاله.
First: Things related to his condition.
الثانية: ما يتعلق بجسده.
Second: Things related to his body.
أمّا ما يتعلق بحاله؛ فكأن يرىٰ عَلَىٰ الميت شيئاً من سوء الخاتمة.
As for the things related to his condition, these include anything that indicates an evil ending for him.
وأما ما يتعلق بجسده؛ فكأن يرىٰ عيباً خَلْقياً مثل البرص أو آفة جسدية، فالمستحب في كلا الحالين ألا يذكر شيئاً، لينال ثواب غفران الذنب وستره، كما روىٰ ذلك أبو أمامة رضي الله عنه يرفعه إلىٰ النَّبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «من غَسَّلَ ميتاً فسَتَرَهُ، سَتَرَهُ اللهُ من الذنوب، ومن كفَّن مسلماً، كساه اللهُ من السندس» رواه الطبراني في المعجم الكبير.
With regard to the things related to his body, these include any physical defect, like leprosy. In either case, it is recommended in both cases not to mention what he saw so that he can obtain the forgiveness of sins as well as the reward for concealing something bad about the deceased. Abu Umāmah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He who washes a dead person and conceals him, Allah will conceal him from sins, and he who shrouds a Muslim, Allah will clothe him in fine silk.” [Narrated by Al-Tabarāni in Al-Mu‘jam al-Kabīr]