A woman died and there is no woman in the village to wash her, and her husband died before her. Is it permissible for her children to wash her?
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The questioner : A woman died and there is no washer in the village to wash her, and her husband had died before her. The question is: Is it permissible for her children to wash her?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
Some scholars say: In this situation, if she dies and there are no women with her and no husband, she should perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) and not be washed.
And some of them said: There is no harm in covering her 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) and pouring water over her from a bucket or a jug without touching her by anyone other than the mahram (a relative one may not marry). I have hesitation in this matter, so Allah knows best. Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
Some scholars say: In this situation, if she dies and there are no women with her and no husband, she should perform tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth) and not be washed.
And some of them said: There is no harm in covering her 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) and pouring water over her from a bucket or a jug without touching her by anyone other than the mahram (a relative one may not marry). I have hesitation in this matter, so Allah knows best. Yes.