The ruling on washing the deceased without ablution and the supplication during the washing

Question:
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for me to wash the deceased while I am without ablution? And what is the supplication that is said when washing the deceased?

Answer:
You wash the deceased even if you are not in a state of ablution; it is not a condition that one be in a state of ablution. You wash the deceased even if you are not in a state of ablution, and there is nothing wrong with it. There is no specific supplication said when washing the deceased, except that at the very beginning of the washing, one makes an intention, because the washing is an act of worship that requires an intention. So one makes the intention, then says the name of Allah, saying "Bismillah" at the beginning; this is what has been reported. And if one supplicates for the deceased, there is nothing wrong with it. So, if one supplicates for the deceased: "O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, have mercy on him, O Allah..."