If the plum-tree leaves or camphorised water are not available...

If the plum-tree leaves or camphorised water are not available, the niyyat should be as follows: "for the pleasure of God as the ultimate end in view I administer bath to this corpse with pure water instead of water with plum-tree leaves or instead of camphorised water." If there are more than one person administering the bath, then all parties involved must say separate Niyyats. Separate Niyyats must be formed for each bath. [Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988), p129] 4.

Wuzu and Position The administrator must thrice wash his/her face, hands and elbows up to the shoulders and needs to stand on the right hand side of the body. 5. Remove any Objects The administrator needs to remove any objects, eg jewellery that may inhibit the water form coming in contact with the skin. 6. Removal of Excreta Press gently on the stomach of the deceased three times in a downward motion to remove any excreta from the body. Wash the area, using gloves, when excreta has been removed.

[ special precautions should be adhered to if the deceased was known to have died from AIDS ] N.B. Please take note that you do not press the stomach of a pregnant woman. According to one source, the stomach is to be pressed once only prior to the three baths, and other sources narrate that the stomach is pressed prior to the three baths, between bath one and two, and then again between two and three. 7.

Genital Area With gloves on wash the genital area of the deceased thrice using plum-tree leaf water. 8. Wudu of the Deceased It is Mustahab (commendable) to administer wudu (ablution of the face and forearms) for the deceased prior to the three purification baths. 9. The Three Baths: The administrator will be required to give three consecutive purification baths to the deceased, following the same procedure each time, but with new water on each occasion.

a) The first bath is recommended that plum-tree leaves be immersed in purified (unpolluted) water. b) The second bath is recommended that camphor be added to purified (unpolluted) water. c) The third bath is recommended that pure water be used only. N.B. If the plum-tree leaves or camphor are not available, it is recommended that pure water be used on all occasions. If there is limited water, Tayammum is recommended for the first and second baths, and that pure water is used on the third bath.