LessonsFunerals: Shrouding Men and WomenQuiz

وَتُكَفَّنُ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي خَمْسَةِ أَثْوَابٍ: إِزَارٍ، وَقَمِيصٍ، وَخِمَارٍ، وَخِرْقَةٍ تُرْبَطُ بِهَا ثَدْيَاهَا، وَلِفَافَةٍ
Translation: A woman is shrouded in five garments: an izar, qamis, khimar, a cloth used to secure the breasts, and a lifafah.

The complete recommended shroud for a woman adds two pieces to the three common layers: a khimar for the head and hair, and a strip of cloth securing the chest.

The remaining garments are izar, qamis and outer lifafah; each has a distinct covering function.

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Five pieces of a woman’s shroud

Funerals: Shrouding Men and Women

وَتُكَفَّنُ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي خَمْسَةِ أَثْوَابٍ: إِزَارٍ، وَقَمِيصٍ، وَخِمَارٍ، وَخِرْقَةٍ تُرْبَطُ بِهَا ثَدْيَاهَا، وَلِفَافَةٍ
Translation: A woman is shrouded in five garments: an izar, qamis, khimar, a cloth used to secure the breasts, and a lifafah.

The complete recommended shroud for a woman adds two pieces to the three common layers: a khimar for the head and hair, and a strip of cloth securing the chest.

The remaining garments are izar, qamis and outer lifafah; each has a distinct covering function.