Purity: Must the Deceased Be Washed and Shrouded by Someone of the Same Sex?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: Must the Deceased Be Washed and Shrouded by Someone of the Same Sex?
English:
Question #225:
Is the person carrying out ghusl, shrouding and burial for the deceased to be of the same sex as that of the dead person? Or is it allowed for a person of the opposite sex to perform the affairs of the dead body?
Answer #225:
The person who gives ghusl to the deceased must be of the same sex as them. Hence, when it is possible that the ghusl is given by a person of the same gender, it is not valid if a person of the opposite sex engages in it. But it is not necessary that shrouding and burying are performed by the same gender.