Is it Okay to Sleep on the bed of a Niftar?

We are Short of Beds. May I Sleep in the Bed of the Person who Passed Away?

There may be a shortage of beds soon after a death in the family (as is wont to be the case with family staying over during shivah), but people might be reluctant to sleep in the bed of the deceased. Although some people may be uncomfortable with sleeping in that bed, there is no source for this in halachah. There had been an ancient custom in some Jewish communities to designate the bed as off limits, but it is not a commonly accepted custom. 

In fact, poskim state that one may sit in the place that belonged to their deceased parent; refraining from sitting there isn’t considered a middas chassidus (pious behavior). Actually, their chair being used may constitute a sign of respect, and not the opposite. The same principle should apply to the bed of one who has passed away. 

Umesaymin b’tov, let us conclude with the hope that we hear only good news. #483

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Practical Halacha: One minute a day. By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, shlita, Mara D'asra and member of the Badatz of Crown Heights.