The Meaning of Sidr in Washing the Dead
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) mentioned that the deceased is washed with water and sidr. What is the meaning of the word sidr?
Answer:
Sidr is a type of plant that resembles soap. Before soap existed, it was used for cleaning and washing clothes. Now that soap has come,
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) mentioned that the deceased is washed with water and sidr. What is the meaning of the word sidr?
Answer:
Sidr is a type of plant that resembles soap. Before soap existed, it was used for cleaning and washing clothes. Now that soap has come,
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد العزيز الراجحي — islamhouse.com (4:55)
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