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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-217: : HUKUM WANITA BERHAID MENGURUSKAN JENAZAH DAN PERGI KE KUBUR
What is the ruling on a menstruating woman handling a deceased person and going to the grave?
Short answer
A menstruating woman is not prohibited from washing and shrouding the deceased, as this is not among the acts forbidden during menstruation.
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
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A menstruating woman is not prohibited from washing and shrouding the deceased, as this is not among the acts forbidden during menstruation. A funeral prayer performed by her is invalid and does not discharge the communal obligation. In general, it is disliked for women to follow the funeral procession to the cemetery, whether menstruating or not, since Imam al-Nawawi regarded the hadith used to prohibit it as weak. A widow in her waiting period (iddah) is forbidden from following her husband's funeral to the grave unless there is a need or necessity, and visiting graves is not counted as such a need.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Perbuatan memandikan dan mengkafankan jenazah tidak termasuk dalam senarai perkara yang diharamkan bagi wanita berhaid.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-217: : HUKUM WANITA BERHAID MENGURUSKAN JENAZAH DAN PERGI KE KUBUR”, 8 March 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2333-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-217-hukum-wanita-berhaid-menguruskan-jenazah-dan-pergi-ke-kubur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/menstruating-woman-handling-deceased-and-grave/