Keeping muslim male and female dead bodies in the same mortuary

Q: Is it permissible to keep muslim male and female dead bodies in the same mortuary (refrigeration system), or should there be a partition between the two different sexes?

A: Preferably there should be a partition.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)