What WasNarrated Concerning ClosingThe Eyes Of The Deceased
Darussalam · Volume 2
6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding FuneralsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1454 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 467
Source no. 1454 · Volume 3 · Page 454
Sahih
صحيح الأحكام (١٢)
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1454. It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ entered upon Abu Salamah (after he had died), and his eyes were wide open. He closed his eyes, then he said. 'When the soul is taken, the sight follows it.'" (Sahih) [1] The angels of death and the realm of Barzakh.
1454 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ شَقَّ بَصَرُهُ فَأَغْمَضَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الرُّوحَ إِذَا قُبِضَ تَبِعَهُ الْبَصَرُ»
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The logic of closing the eyes of a deceased is that if the eyes remain open the scene becomes horrifying and some people may feel terrified, but if the eyes are closed it resembles the sleeping position which is a familiar position.