FatwaSarawakFunerals & Death
SEMAKAN SEMULA PANDANGAN HUKUM DAN KAEDAH PENGURUSAN JENAZAH ORANG ISLAM COVID-19
How should the body of a Muslim who died of COVID-19 be handled?
Short answer
The body of a COVID-19 patient is in principle handled like any other Muslim body: washed, shrouded, prayed over and buried within the shortest time, following the prescribed SOP.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Info Fatwa
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The body of a COVID-19 patient is in principle handled like any other Muslim body: washed, shrouded, prayed over and buried within the shortest time, following the prescribed SOP. If there is a high risk of infection from using water, washing is replaced with tayammum on the body. If there are obstacles or a concern about spreading the disease, the duty of washing or tayammum lapses and shrouding, prayer and burial suffice. Whether a body is high risk is determined by medical experts.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum asal pengurusan jenazah muslim termasuk jenazah pesakit COVID-19 hendaklah diurus dengan sempurna melalui kaedah pengurusan jenazah iaitu dimandi, dikafan, disolat dan dikebumikan
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “SEMAKAN SEMULA PANDANGAN HUKUM DAN KAEDAH PENGURUSAN JENAZAH ORANG ISLAM COVID-19”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#semakan-semula-pandangan-hukum-dan-kaedah-pengurusan-jenazah-orang-islam-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/handling-muslim-covid-19-deceased-body/