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What is the ruling on a husband looking at a picture of his deceased wife?

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A husband is permitted to wash his deceased wife, and she is permitted to wash him, even if one of them married after the death of the other.

A husband is permitted to look at the entire body of his deceased wife without lust, and this is the view of the majority of scholars.

As for looking at a picture of the deceased wife, it is permissible as long as there are no Sharia-related prohibitions concerning photography and storing pictures.

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