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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 211: BATALKAH WUDUK SUAMI APABILA MEMANDIKAN JENAZAH ISTERI ?
Is a husband's ablution invalidated when he washes his wife's body after death?
Short answer
A husband is permitted to wash his deceased wife's body, and a wife may likewise wash her deceased husband's body, based on hadith, the report of Asma' bint Umais and a consensus cited from Ibn al-Mundhir.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A husband is permitted to wash his deceased wife's body, and a wife may likewise wash her deceased husband's body, based on hadith, the report of Asma' bint Umais and a consensus cited from Ibn al-Mundhir. According to the Shafi'i view relied on in this ruling, the husband's ablution is invalidated if he touches the skin of the body. It is recommended to use gloves, a towel or a washing cloth so that no skin contact occurs.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami berpandangan bahawa seorang suami yang memandikan jenazah isterinya dengan menyentuh kulit, akan menyebabkan wuduk suami itu terbatal.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 211: BATALKAH WUDUK SUAMI APABILA MEMANDIKAN JENAZAH ISTERI ?”, 9 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2182-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-211-batalkah-wuduk-suami-apabila-memandikan-jenazah-isteri. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/husband-ablution-washing-deceased-wife/