The ruling on exhuming the grave of one who was buried without being washed, shrouded, or prayed over
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If it is established that a deceased person was not washed, not shrouded, and no funeral prayer was performed for him, and a long time has passed since his burial, should his grave be exhumed?
Answer:
Yes, if his body has not yet disintegrated or decomposed, yes, it should be exhumed, and he should be washed, shrouded, and prayed over. However, if his body has decomposed, then it is left as it is. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If it is established that a deceased person was not washed, not shrouded, and no funeral prayer was performed for him, and a long time has passed since his burial, should his grave be exhumed?
Answer:
Yes, if his body has not yet disintegrated or decomposed, yes, it should be exhumed, and he should be washed, shrouded, and prayed over. However, if his body has decomposed, then it is left as it is. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-12-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (52:50)
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