According to Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A.

According to Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S.), a Momin who bathes the body of another deceased Momin, recites the following dua'a: "Allaahumma inna haad'aa ba'danu a'bdikal moo'mini wa qad akhrajta rooh'ahoo minhoo wa farraqta baynahumma fa-a'fwaka a'fwaka." [O Allah this is the body of Your Momin whose spirit You have taken from it and have thus separated the two So Your forgiveness is sought, Your forgiveness is sought.] [Qummi, Shaikh Abbas (1999), pg 123] The person administering the bath should remain busy in prayers to Allah and in imploring (requesting) for His forgiveness and repeatedly reciting; "A'fwaka A'fwaka" [Thy Pardon, Thy Pardon] [Sayyid, Hadi Husayn, (1988), pg 128] Previous…