Purity: Camphorating Persons in Iʿtikaf or ʿIddah
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
Ruling 577:
Although applying perfume is unlawful for someone engaged in a spiritual retreat (iʿtikāf)[1] and for a woman whose ʿiddah has not yet finished following the death of her husband, when such a person dies, it is obligatory to camphorate his or her body.
-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Purification (Taharah)
1
Iʿtikāf refers to the act of staying in a mosque under particular conditions with the intention of worshipping Allah. The laws of iʿtikāf are stated in Chapter 5.