Tuesday 25 Jumada al-ula 1446 - 26 November 2024
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Who is more entitled to wash the deceased?

Question

If the deceased left instructions as to who should wash him, should his wishes be fulfilled?

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

Yes, his wishes should be fulfilled.

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Source: Kitaab Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 13, p. 107