Eating in the Presence of the Deceased
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Question
A person who is guarding a deceased in the hospital, is it permissible for him to eat and drink in the presence of the deceased?
Answer
It is not permissible to eat in the presence of the deceased, and if one must be there and cannot go to eat in another place, a partition of ten should be made in front of the deceased, even if it is a sheet (that does not move in the wind), and eat. If there is no partition of ten, one should turn their face and eat.
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