Timeline for (Why) do we close the eyes of the deceased?
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| Jan 23, 2019 at 14:01 | history | edited | Danny Schoemann | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 4, 2014 at 2:23 | comment | added | skraz13 | Correct it says it there (open your eyes and check:) ) | |
| Sep 3, 2014 at 17:15 | comment | added | Chiddushei Torah | So you're telling me that the Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah (352:4), is says that we close the eyes of the deceased person, correct? | |
| Sep 2, 2014 at 22:41 | comment | added | skraz13 | A few reasons including the one I quoted are brought in the sefer maavor yabok (sifsei rinanos perek tes) which is a very popular and accepted halachic sefer (mainly based off kabbalah) when it comes to aveilus especially when it comes to reasons and as @ParPar writes it also brings there that it is considered very respectful to close the eyes of the dead therefore the zechus to do it is given to the bechor | |
| Sep 2, 2014 at 22:30 | comment | added | skraz13 | I don't believe any reason is brought in any of those shulchan aruch sources (again the source in shulchan aruch is yoreh deiah siman shin nun beis seif daled) | |
| Sep 2, 2014 at 17:56 | comment | added | Chiddushei Torah | Where in the halacha does it mention that we close the eyes of the deceased person, because as long as it can see in this world it cannot see in the next world (olam haboah) [i.e. shulchan aruch, kitzur shulchan aruch or mishnah berurah] | |
| Sep 2, 2014 at 8:55 | comment | added | ParPar | I think it's also the honor for the dead. | |
| Sep 2, 2014 at 4:53 | history | edited | skraz13 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added the source in shulchan aruch which was added to the question
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| Sep 1, 2014 at 21:33 | history | answered | skraz13 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |