Title: Can a husband help to bury his wife by being present in side the grave, can he kiss her forehead from top of the kafn. ZajakAllah Al Khair

Question: Can a husband help to bury his wife by being present in side the grave, can he kiss her forehead from top of the kafn. ZajakAllah Al Khair

Answer ID: 17030Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1814/1440/L=1430)

Yes, a husband can help burying his wife being present inside the grave along with the mahram of wife.

وقال الامام فخرالدين: يكره للناس ان يمنعوا حمل جنازة المرأة لزوجها مع أبيها و اختها ويدخل الزوج فى القبر مع محرمها استحساناً وهو الصحيح و عليه الفتوي (خلاصة الفتاوي: 1/225)

After the death of wife, husband is not allowed to touch her, so kissing wife's forehead from above the shroud accordingly is not appropriate.