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Is it permissible for non-mahram men to see the face of a deceased woman if her entire body and hair are covered, knowing that she did not cover her face during her lifetime, and will she be punished for that?

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Allah has honored humanity, both alive and dead. It is not permissible to look at the face of a deceased Muslim woman except for other women or her mahram relatives. However, there is no harm in looking at the face of a deceased elderly woman (over eighty years old), even by non-mahram men, because it is permissible to look at the face of an elderly woman during her lifetime. Nevertheless, it is preferable for non-women and non-mahram individuals to refrain from looking. It is also commendable to cover the woman's coffin with a cloth as a form of modesty. If the deceased is young, the prohibition against looking at her is directed at the living, and she incurs no sin from this after her death.

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