The ruling on one who dies in the lands of disbelief and it is not known whether he was washed or not?
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The ruling on one who dies in the lands of disbelief and it is not known whether he was washed or not?
O honorable Shaykh! Some people go to the lands of the disbelievers for certain surgical operations, then it may happen that Allah the Mighty and Majestic decrees that one of them dies, so we do not know whether he was washed or not. Then he is placed in a locked box and they return him to his family.So what is the solution: Is he buried in this box, or is the box opened and then he is washed and the funeral prayer is performed over him?
If we know that the one who performed the washing was a Muslim, then the first washing is sufficient. Then, if we know that this Muslim prayed over him, the obligation is dropped, but there is no harm in repeating the prayer a second time. As for burying him in the coffin, that is not allowed. It is obligatory to take him out of the coffin and bury him as people are buried.
If it is known that those who washed him were disbelievers, then this washing is not sufficient; because washing the dead is an act of worship and not a washing for cleanliness.By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Wash them with water and lote leaves) and worship is not valid from a disbeliever.
O honorable Shaykh! Some people go to the lands of the disbelievers for certain surgical operations, then it may happen that Allah the Mighty and Majestic decrees that one of them dies, so we do not know whether he was washed or not. Then he is placed in a locked box and they return him to his family.So what is the solution: Is he buried in this box, or is the box opened and then he is washed and the funeral prayer is performed over him?
If we know that the one who performed the washing was a Muslim, then the first washing is sufficient. Then, if we know that this Muslim prayed over him, the obligation is dropped, but there is no harm in repeating the prayer a second time. As for burying him in the coffin, that is not allowed. It is obligatory to take him out of the coffin and bury him as people are buried.
If it is known that those who washed him were disbelievers, then this washing is not sufficient; because washing the dead is an act of worship and not a washing for cleanliness.By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Wash them with water and lote leaves) and worship is not valid from a disbeliever.