فَيُكَفَّنُ، وَيُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا يُغَسَّلُ.
Translation: Such a martyr is shrouded and given the funeral prayer but is not washed.
Three distinct rulings apply: the body is shrouded, funeral prayer is offered, but washing is omitted.
The special treatment preserves the visible marks of martyrdom, while the funeral prayer retains its function of supplication for the deceased.
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Newborn Funeral Rulings and the Chapter on Martyrs
فَيُكَفَّنُ، وَيُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا يُغَسَّلُ.
Translation: Such a martyr is shrouded and given the funeral prayer but is not washed.
Three distinct rulings apply: the body is shrouded, funeral prayer is offered, but washing is omitted.
The special treatment preserves the visible marks of martyrdom, while the funeral prayer retains its function of supplication for the deceased.