The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah سبحانه وتعالى support him, said: “The washing (Ghusl) of a woman is like the washing of a man, and her shroud is similar to his shroud. However, it is recommended that two additional garments be added for the woman - either two wraps or a wrap and a covering (Namit).” As for the evidence that the washing of a woman is similar to that of a man, it is the narration we previously reported from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from ‘Abdullah al-Kahili. He said: I asked Abu ‘Abdullah عليه السلام and Imam عليه السلام described the procedure for washing the deceased until he said at the end of the narration: "And likewise is the washing of a woman." As for the evidence indicating the recommendation of adding two extra garments in the shroud of a woman (following hadith):
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