Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Translated by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If a woman dies while in a state of menstruation, is it obligatory to wash her twice: once to remove the ritual impurity of menstruation, and once as the washing that is required upon death?
Answer:
Someone who dies only needs to be washed once, even if they were in a state of sex-related impurity (janaba) or menstrual impurity. This is the position of our school. Imam Nawawi said in al-Majmu`, “This is the position of all scholars except for Hasan al-Basri, who held that the deceased must be washed twice. Ibn al-Mundhir said that no one else ever held this position.”
السؤال: لو ماتت المرأة وهي حائض هل يجب أن تغسل مرتين؛ مرة لأجل الحيض ومرة لأجل الموت؟
الجواب: لا يجب في الميت إلا غسلٌ واحد ولو كان جنباً أو المرأة حائضاً، هذا مذهبنا قال الإمام النووي في “المجموع”:” وبه قال العلماءُ كافة، إلا الحسنُ البصري فقال: يغسلان غسلين. قال ابنُ المنذر: لم يقلْ به غيرُه “. اهـ