Q 1:
My mother was ill and when she died, there was no place to wash the dead, hence, she was washed at home. I had no idea how the dead should be washed. After washing her, we applied some henna to her hands and kohl to her eyes
for this was our tradition. I hope Your Eminence will inform us if this way of washing the dead is sound or not.
A 1:
You did well by washing your dead mother. But applying henna to her hands and kohl to her eyes is baseless in the Shari`ah (Islamic law), hence, it is not permissible to do this. However, Allah will pardon you since you did that out of ignorance.
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