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Burying an Amputated Limb

Q: Must an amputated limb be washed and buried or only buried?

Burying an Amputated Limb

A: It should not be washed, rather it should be buried.

( وجد رأس آدمي ) أو أحد شقيه ( لا يغسل و لا يصلى عليه ) بل يدفن إلا أن يوجد أكثر من نصفه ولو بلا رأس  ( الدر المختار 2/199)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.