How is the religious status of an unclaimed or unidentified body determined and handled in Penang?

Summary

An unclaimed and unidentified body is presumed Muslim until proven otherwise. If it bears Muslim signs such as circumcision or Muslim attire, the person is considered Muslim. If there are no clear signs, or both Muslim and non-Muslim signs are present, the body is handled by Islamic rites: washed, shrouded, prayed over and buried in a Muslim cemetery. Where signs of disbelief such as a cross are found, the body is still treated as Muslim following Sheikh Ali al-Syubramalisi, with a conditional intention and prayer, and buried at the edge of a Muslim cemetery. For mixed groups of bodies that cannot be distinguished, the funeral prayer is made with a conditional intention for the Muslims among them, and they are buried in a separate area or at the edge of a Muslim cemetery.

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