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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Code of Practice For Muslims in the West Death related issues Introduction Almighty Allah says in the Qur’an: “Every person is going to taste death, and you shall only be paid fully your reward on the resurrection day; then whoever is removed far away from the fire and is made to enter the garden, he indeed has attained the object; and the life of this world is nothing but a provision of vanities.” (3:185).

He also said, “And no one knows what he shall earn on the morrow; and no one knows in what land he shall die; surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.” (31:34). General Rules Here are some rules in brief concerning the dying person, washing of the corpse and its shrouding, and burial procedure.[^1] Before Death It’s a matter of obligatory precaution that one should move the dying person in the direction of the qiblah during the last moments of his life.

This is to be done by placing him on his back with his feet pointing towards the qiblah as though if he sits up, his face would be facing in that direction. It is recommended to read and ask the dying person to repeat the testament of belief (shahada) concerning the Oneness of God and the faith in (s.a.w.) and the Imams (a.s.).

It is recommended to close the eyes of the dead person, their mouth, stretch their arms along their sides, straighten their legs, cover the body with a sheet of cloth, recite the Qur’an, and light up the room in which they lived. It is disliked to leave the corpse alone. Ablution (Ghusl) for the Corpse After getting rid of the impure (najis) elements that are on the body of the dead person (e.g., blood, semen, etc.), the corpse has to be given three ablutions as follows: a.

First wash it with sidr water. That is, water to which a little of sidr has been added.[^2] b. The second wash is with camphour water. That is, water to which a little bit of camphour has been added. c. The third wash is with pure water. If sidr is not available, then it is precautionarily obligatory to wash the corpse with pure water instead. Similarly, if camphour is not available, it is precautionarily obligatory to wash it with pure water instead.

Then it should be washed the third time with pure water. In such a case, after the three washings, one tayammum should be performed on the corpse.