A Man Washing His Wife's Deceased Body for Janazah
Posted by Shafiifiqh.com on Oct 28, 2011 in Featured, Jana'iz and Janazah, Taharah | 2 comments
Assalamu Alikum Sheikh,
If husband is Ghair Mahram [i.e. here a marriageable mahram] to his wife how can the husband perform the ritual bath (ghusl) to his dead wife, will it not nullify the wudhu of the deceased wife?
Jazakallah
From: Columbo, Sri Lanka
Wa’alaykum Salam wa Rahmatullah,
It is permissible for a husband to perform the ghusl/bath of his dead wife. [Nihayat Al-Muhtaj ila Sharhil Minhaj Vol. 2 page 449 of Shams-ud-din Muhammad ibn Abil - 'Abbas, also Al-Majmu' of Imam An-Nawawi Vol 6 page 200, and elsewhere.]
Regarding the wudu’ of the deceased wife, then it will not be nullified, and therefore it will remain valid. [Rawdat At Talibin Vol. 2 page 102 of An-Nawawi].
Allah Knows Best!
Shafi’i Fiqh Fatwa Dept.
I am a student and was taught the aqeedah of Imaan Hasan Al-ash’ari and was taught that it falls within the confines of ahlu sunnah wal jamaah but recent came across students of both local and foreign maddrassas who claims that its outside the confines of ahlu sunnah wal jamaah and would just like to find out what are sheikh Taha Karaan’s view on the matter and if he can maybe guide me to a few books on the subject, shukran
Abdul Gamied,
The vast majority of the Shafi’i Imams of the past until the present follow Abul Hasan Al-Asha’ri’s school in ‘Aqidah. Imam Al-Haramayn Al-Juwayni, Nawawi, Ghazali, Abul Hasan Al-Asha’ri himself too was a Shafi’i, The Subkis, Suyuti, Abu Ishaq Ash-Shirazi, Ar-Rafi’i, the Ramlis, Ibn Hajr Al-Haytami, Munawi, Sakhawi etc etc and the list would include all of the major Imams of the Shafi’is. All of the Mujtahid Imams of the Shafi’i school were in fact Asha’ris!
Those “madrasahs” that claim that the Asha’ri school is outside of Ahlus Sunnah, are themselves outside of the Sunni way that has been agreed upon for 1200 + years. The Asha’ris and Maaturidi schools are the schools of Ahlus Sunnah. Some give the name “Athari” to the creed of Imam At-Tahawi, and it is sound, laying the foundations for both Asha’ri and Maturidi schools. Stick to the four schools of Islamic thought and the Mujtahid Imams within them, and you will save yourself from any fitnah. This is our advice to you Abdul Gamied!
was-salam