A poor man whose daughter passed away and he could not find a shroud for her, so he shrouded her in a dress; is there anything required of him?
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The questioner : I went through difficult financial circumstances, and I had a daughter who was one year old. This child died, and I did not have anything to shroud her in. I buried her after washing her, with what I had, which was a dress on her body. Is there anything required of me? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : There is nothing required of you, as long as this dress is loose and covers her entire body. The shroud is not required to be made of a specific type of cloth; rather, any permissible cloth that covers the body of the deceased is sufficient for shrouding. Accordingly, there is nothing required of you regarding this action, and it is an action that fulfills the collective obligation.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : There is nothing required of you, as long as this dress is loose and covers her entire body. The shroud is not required to be made of a specific type of cloth; rather, any permissible cloth that covers the body of the deceased is sufficient for shrouding. Accordingly, there is nothing required of you regarding this action, and it is an action that fulfills the collective obligation.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.