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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to perfume a woman’s shroud and embalm her body as is done for a man?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible for a deceased woman to have her shroud perfumed, to have incense burned, and to have perfume placed in her folds?

Answer:
For a man, she is embalmed like a man, in her body and in her clothes, just like a man. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/573] هل يجوز تطييب كفن المرأة وتحنيط جسدها كما يُفعل بالرجل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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