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For how long is it permissible for a woman whose husband has died to look at his picture, and is the ruling on looking at his picture the same as that on washing and shrouding him?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The ruling on keeping pictures for remembrance and the general ruling on photography have been mentioned previously. What is most preferable and safest for one's faith is to avoid pictures of all kinds. There is no difference between a picture of one's husband and others. It appears that there is no sin upon the wife if she looks at a picture of her deceased husband, provided it is merely a glance and not for enjoyment, because scholars have explicitly stated that the permissibility of enjoyment between spouses ceases upon death.

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