إِذَا مَاتَ... وُضِعَ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ مُجَمَّرٍ وِتْرًا، وَيُسْتَرُ عَوْرَتُهُ، ثُمَّ يُوَضَّأُ بِلَا مَضْمَضَةٍ وَاسْتِنْشَاقٍ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ جُنُبًا أَوْ حَائِضًا أَوْ نُفَسَاءَ
• Preparing the Washing Board: The deceased must be placed on a raised washing board (Sarīr) that has been perfumed with incense an odd number of times (e.g., three, five, or seven).
• Covering the Private Parts: It is obligatory to cover the private parts (Aurah—from the navel to the knees) with a thick, opaque sheet of clean cloth.
• Ablution of the Deceased: Ablution (Wudu) is performed over the body before the actual washing commences.
• Wudu Exceptions: The mouth and nose are not rinsed with water (gargling and sniffing water are omitted).
◦ Critical Exception: If the deceased passed away in a state of major ritual impurity (Janabah), menstruation, or post-natal bleeding, water must be reached to the mouth and nasal cavity using damp cotton buds to ensure major impurity is removed.
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Washing the Deceased: Initial Preparations
Funeral Rites Part 1: Deathbed, Washing, and Shrouding
إِذَا مَاتَ... وُضِعَ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ مُجَمَّرٍ وِتْرًا، وَيُسْتَرُ عَوْرَتُهُ، ثُمَّ يُوَضَّأُ بِلَا مَضْمَضَةٍ وَاسْتِنْشَاقٍ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ جُنُبًا أَوْ حَائِضًا أَوْ نُفَسَاءَ
• Preparing the Washing Board: The deceased must be placed on a raised washing board (Sarīr) that has been perfumed with incense an odd number of times (e.g., three, five, or seven).
• Covering the Private Parts: It is obligatory to cover the private parts (Aurah—from the navel to the knees) with a thick, opaque sheet of clean cloth.
• Ablution of the Deceased: Ablution (Wudu) is performed over the body before the actual washing commences.
• Wudu Exceptions: The mouth and nose are not rinsed with water (gargling and sniffing water are omitted).
◦ Critical Exception: If the deceased passed away in a state of major ritual impurity (Janabah), menstruation, or post-natal bleeding, water must be reached to the mouth and nasal cavity using damp cotton buds to ensure major impurity is removed.