My father passed away, and I washed his body. After that, a Muslim man responsible for washing the dead came and washed my father. When it came time to shroud him, I found a wound on my father’s hand caused by the washing.

The questioner : My father passed away, and I washed his body. After that, a Muslim man responsible for washing the dead came and washed my father. When it came time to shroud him, I found a wound on my father’s hand caused by the washing. Is there anything I must do regarding this wound, whether it be charity or an expiation, since my conscience is tormenting me over this wound that occurred to my father during the washing?

The Shaykh : You are not liable for this if the wound occurred without your intention or if it was caused by the second washer. Know that if the deceased is washed with a sufficient washing, it is not repeated. Tell the person entrusted with washing the dead, according to the procedure, that the washing has been completed and there is no need to repeat it. As for the wound, the questioner now knows that he owes nothing. He should not dwell on it but rather turn away from it so that his conscience does not torment him over something that is not a cause for reproach.