A daughter's dilemma | מקורות

The goses, behold he is as one living for all his matters . . .

Rabbi Moshe Isserles glosses: . . .

it is forbidden to cause the dead to die speedily, for example one who is goses a long time and is unable to separate,

it is forbidden to shove the pillow or cushion from underneath him, on the ground that they say that feathers

from some birds that cause this and similarly they must not move him from his place

and similarly it is forbidden to put the keys of the B”h under his head so that he will separate.

But if there is something there that causes delay of the exit of the nefesh

for example if there is close to that house a pounding sound such as a woodchopper, or if there is salt on his tongue and these delay the exit of the nefesh,

it is permitted to remove it from there, as there is not in this any deed at all, rather he is removing the prevention.

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