Rinsing the mouth and nose belongs to the ordinary discussion of bathing the living. For the deceased, their inability to expel water produces a procedural distinction; one should not extend every detail of a living person’s bath automatically to funeral washing.
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Mouth and nose in the juristic discussion
Funerals: The Deathbed, Testimony, and Washing the Deceased
Rinsing the mouth and nose belongs to the ordinary discussion of bathing the living. For the deceased, their inability to expel water produces a procedural distinction; one should not extend every detail of a living person’s bath automatically to funeral washing.