The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah سبحانه وتعالى support him, said: “If a Muslim boy dies among Muslim women who have no familial relation to him, and there is no man present, and the boy is five years old, one of the women should wash him without his clothes. However, if he is older than five years, the women should wash him while he is covered in his clothes, pouring water over him without uncovering his private parts. He should be buried in his clothes after being perfumed with camphor as previously described. If a Muslim girl dies among Muslim men who are not her mahrams (unmarriageable kin), and she is younger than three years old, they may remove her clothes and wash. But if she is older than three years, they should wash her while she remains dressed, pouring water over her without uncovering her body. After washing, she should be perfumed and buried in her clothes.”
Commentary #48