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What is the status of Wudhu when performing Ghusl on a deceased?

Published as Wudhu When Performing Ghusl On The Deceased

· 16 Rabiʻ II 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is the status of Wudhu when performing Ghusl on a deceased? Is there a difference of opinion amongst the Hanafi jurists in h this Masala?

Answer

Wudhu is Sunnah when giving Ghusal to a deceased. We did not find any difference of opinion with regards to this Mas’ala amongst the Hanafi jurists.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ثم يوضأ وضوءه للصلاة لما روي عن النبي – صلى الله عليه وسلم – أنه قال «للاتي غسلن ابنته ابدأن بميامنها، ومواضع الوضوء منها» ؛ ولأن هذا سنة الاغتسال في حالة الحياة فكذا ( بدائع الصنائع ج ١ ص 300 دار الكتب العلمية(

إذْ يُقَالُ: إنَّ هَذَا الْوُضُوءَ سُنَّةُ الْغُسْلِ الْمَفْرُوضِ لِلْمَيِّتِ لَا تَعَلُّقَ لِكَوْنِ الْمَيِّتِ بِحَيْثُ يُصَلِّي أَوْ لَا كَمَا فِي الْمَجْنُونِ شَرْحِ الْمُنْيَةِ (رد المحتار على الدر المختار ج 2 ص 195 دار الفكر)

)حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح ص 568 دار الكتب العلمية)

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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