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Garis Panduan Tatacara Pengurusan Jenazah Orang Islam Covid-19 Negeri Perlis
How should the body of a Muslim who died of Covid-19 be handled in Perlis?
Short answer
The body is managed at a hospital or an authorised premises under the guidance of the Ministry of Health, with the management carried out under a concession (rukhsah).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The body is managed at a hospital or an authorised premises under the guidance of the Ministry of Health, with the management carried out under a concession (rukhsah). Direct tayammum on the face and hands replaces the ritual bath if it poses no harm; if it is harmful, tayammum is not obligatory, including over the body bag, although some opinions allow it as an option. The cloth and plastic wrapping applied by Ministry staff suffices as the shroud. The funeral prayer is performed by the personnel involved, and if burial must be hastened, the prayer may be performed after burial.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika ia memudaratkan dan tidak mungkin tayammum boleh dilakukan ke atas jenazah secara langsung, maka proses tayammum tidak wajib dilakukan ke atas jenazah tersebut termasuklah pada plastik atau body beg yang membaluti jenazah.
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How to cite
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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Garis Panduan Tatacara Pengurusan Jenazah Orang Islam Covid-19 Negeri Perlis”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/1640-garis-panduan-tatacara-pengurusan-jenazah-orang-islam-covid-19-negeri-perlis-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/managing-covid-19-muslim-body-perlis-guidelines/