ভূমিকা

Bathing of the Miscarried Embryo The bathing of a person who has not died a martyr is wajib irrespective of if they are old, young, male or female. The only exception is a miscarriage of an embryo of less than four months of age whereby he / she should be wrapped in a cloth, funeral prayers offered and buried in a grave.

If the embryo that has been miscarried is over the age of four months, then it is wajib to administer a bath on the child, dress him / her in a Kafan, funeral prayers offered and buried in a grave. Very Badly Damaged Body If the deceased body has been so badly damaged that a bath or Tayammum can not be administered, the pieces of the body should be wrapped in a pac (free from contaminates) cloth, funeral prayers offered and the body buried in a grave.

Deceased in the State of Muhrim It is prohibited to bath a deceased person with camphor if they are dressed in pilgrims dress (Ehram) and is in a state of Muhrim. Burning incense or bringing any fragrant object near the body is also prohibited. Only after the circumambulation of the Ka'aba (The Tawaaf) of Hajj or Umrah is performed, is the body washed with camphor and Hunoot performed.

[Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988).] Chapter Seven : How to Administer Tayammum Tayammum to a deceased person is performed in the case where no or limited water is available, where the deceased is in a state of decomposition, where a bath is not possible, has severe burns, small pox or any other condition where water can not be used.

i) Niyyat If one Tayammum is only required in the place of the three baths then Niyyat Maa Fizzimah is wajib as follows: "For the pleasure of Allah as the ultimate end in the view I administer one Tayammum to this corpse instead of all three baths." It three Tayammums are required to be performed in the place of the three purifying baths then the Niyyat Maa Fizzimah is required as below: "for the pleasure of Allah as the ultimate end in the view I administer one Tayammum to this corpse for the bath with Aabi-Sidr (plum-tree leaves)...

for the second with aab-i-Kaafoor (camphorised water)...