The Shari'ah Method for Dealing with the Deceased at the Time of Death

The questioner:
The question is about the Shari'ah method for dealing with the deceased at the moment of his death?

The Shaykh:
The Shari'ah-prescribed practice is that when a person is on his deathbed, he is to be given the words "There is no god but Allah" to say, so that this is his last word from this world, and he will enter Paradise for that reason, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us , which is an authentic hadith. When he dies, his open, staring eyes are closed, and his clothes are removed so that his body does not decay and rot; he is then laid out on a cloth, his private parts are covered, and he is laid out on a cloth until he is prepared. One must hasten to prepare him and carry him to the grave, and hasten to settle his debts and carry out his bequests. Also, the prayer over him, carrying him, and burying him—washing him, shrouding him, praying over him, carrying him, and burying him—all of this is obligatory to do for the deceased after his death. The deceased has a right over his Muslim brothers that they prepare him, including washing him, shrouding him, digging his grave, praying over him, and making supplication for him. Yes.

The questioner:
He has a point related to this question, Shaykh. He says: Who is the most deserving person to wash him?

The Shaykh:
His executor is the most deserving person to shorten the process, his executor, then his closest male relatives. Yes.