وَكَفَنُ الْمَرْأَةِ سُنَّةً: قَمِيصٌ وَإِزَارٌ وَلِفَافَةٌ وَخِمَارٌ وَخِرْقَةٌ... وَكِفَايَةً: إِزَارٌ وَلِفَافَةٌ وَخِمَارٌ
• The Sunnah Shroud: The Sunnah shroud for a deceased female consists of five (5) sheets of cloth:
◦ Qamīs: A shirt extending from the shoulders down to the feet.
◦ Izār: A sheet covering the body from the head down to the feet.
◦ Lifāfah: The long outer wrapping sheet.
◦ Khimār: A head-veil covering the hair and head.
◦ Khirqah: A chest-wrapper secured firmly from the chest down to the thighs.
• The Sufficiency Shroud: Under economic constraint or necessity, a shroud consisting of three (3) sheets (the Izār, Lifāfah, and Khimār) is legally sufficient.
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The Shroud (Kafan) for Deceased Women
Funeral Rites Part 1: Deathbed, Washing, and Shrouding
وَكَفَنُ الْمَرْأَةِ سُنَّةً: قَمِيصٌ وَإِزَارٌ وَلِفَافَةٌ وَخِمَارٌ وَخِرْقَةٌ... وَكِفَايَةً: إِزَارٌ وَلِفَافَةٌ وَخِمَارٌ
• The Sunnah Shroud: The Sunnah shroud for a deceased female consists of five (5) sheets of cloth:
◦ Qamīs: A shirt extending from the shoulders down to the feet.
◦ Izār: A sheet covering the body from the head down to the feet.
◦ Lifāfah: The long outer wrapping sheet.
◦ Khimār: A head-veil covering the hair and head.
◦ Khirqah: A chest-wrapper secured firmly from the chest down to the thighs.
• The Sufficiency Shroud: Under economic constraint or necessity, a shroud consisting of three (3) sheets (the Izār, Lifāfah, and Khimār) is legally sufficient.