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Must an amputated limb be washed and buried or only buried?

Published as Burying an Amputated Limb

· 23 Rajab 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Must an amputated limb be washed and buried or only buried?

Answer

It should not be washed, rather it should be buried.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وجد رأس آدمي ) أو أحد شقيه ( لا يغسل و لا يصلى عليه ) بل يدفن إلا أن يوجد أكثر من نصفه ولو بلا رأس ( الدر المختار 2/199)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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