Is there a report in the Sunnah that the one who washes the deceased must be in a state of wudu?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A washer of the dead was brought a funeral, and the family of the deceased said, "No one may wash our dead except a man who is in a state of wudu." Is there a report in the Sunnah that the washer must be in a state of wudu?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of anything like this. The point of disagreement is whether the wudu of the one who washes the deceased is broken. If he washes the deceased while in a state of wudu, is his wudu broken or not? This is where the disagreement lies.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he touches his private parts directly, if he touches his private parts directly, his wudu is broken, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A washer of the dead was brought a funeral, and the family of the deceased said, "No one may wash our dead except a man who is in a state of wudu." Is there a report in the Sunnah that the washer must be in a state of wudu?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of anything like this. The point of disagreement is whether the wudu of the one who washes the deceased is broken. If he washes the deceased while in a state of wudu, is his wudu broken or not? This is where the disagreement lies.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he touches his private parts directly, if he touches his private parts directly, his wudu is broken, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [491 -582] هل ورد في السنة أنه لا بد أن يكون مُغسّل الجنائز على وضوء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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