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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Drinking the water used to wash the deceased's clothes

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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on washing the deceased's clothes and then drinking from the water to alleviate the pain of parting with the deceased?

Answer:
This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). It is not permissible to drink the water used to wash the deceased's clothes. This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and it is a form of despair (jaz') that is not permissible. Yes.
Source مجالس رمضان 1429هـ - 04 — alfawzan.live (27:10)

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