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AL-KAFI #727: HUKUM MEMANDIKAN JENAZAH YANG TIDAK DILETAKKAN MENGADAP KE ARAH KIBLAT
Is it valid to bathe a deceased person who is not positioned facing the qiblah?
Short answer
Bathing a deceased person who is not facing the qiblah is valid and permissible, because facing the qiblah is not a condition for the validity of the bath.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Bathing a deceased person who is not facing the qiblah is valid and permissible, because facing the qiblah is not a condition for the validity of the bath. The obligatory minimum is removing any impurity from the body and washing water over the whole body, the same as the obligatory acts in a ritual bath for the living. Bathing the deceased is a communal obligation (fardhu kifayah) on the Muslims in the place where the death occurred.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
jika jenazah dimandikan dalam keadaannya jenazah tersebut tidak mengadap kiblat adalah sah dan dibolehkan kerana mengadap kiblat bukanlah syarat sahnya mandi tersebut.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #727: HUKUM MEMANDIKAN JENAZAH YANG TIDAK DILETAKKAN MENGADAP KE ARAH KIBLAT”, 12 April 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2370-al-kafi-727-hukum-memandikan-jenazah-yang-tidak-diletakkan-mengadap-ke-arah-kiblat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-bathing-deceased-not-facing-qiblah/