What is the ruling on looking at a deceased person, or a picture of them from before their death, when they are not a mahram to me?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is forbidden for a woman to look at a non- man, whether after his death or at his picture before his death, if she is certain that lust will arise or she strongly suspects its presence. Death does not nullify the impermissibility of looking that existed during life, and the ruling on looking at the deceased is the same as looking at him when alive. However, if the looking is without lust, scholars have differed, and the more preponderant opinion is permissibility.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/133249
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 133249
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy