The permissibility of a man washing his wife if she passes away

Question:
He says: I heard from some of the imams of the mosques that if a woman passes away, it is not permissible for her husband to wash her, because she becomes a non-mahram to him upon her death. Is this correct?

Answer:
It is not correct. The correct view is that he may wash her if she dies, and she may also wash him if he dies; because the Sunnah is established with what indicates this. Asma bint Umayyad washed her husband, the Companion 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he died, and 'Ali washed his wife Fatima... 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) washed his wife Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her).
The point is: that a husband washing his wife, and a wife washing her husband, is a matter with no harm; because he is most knowledgeable about her, and she is most knowledgeable about his condition, and a bond remains between them, which is the waiting period ('iddah). So there is no harm, and no blame in his washing her and her washing him. Yes.

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