Chapter on Guiding the Dying, Positioning Them at Death, Procedures for Their Final Moments, Washing Them, and Placing Them in Shrouds

The interpretation of this is that if the man is naked, he should be buried without washing. However, if he has any clothing on, he must be washed by pouring water over him without touching any part of his body, as mentioned earlier. The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah سبحانه وتعالى support him, said: “If a woman dies while carrying a living fetus inside her that is still moving, her abdomen should be cut open from her left side, the child should be removed, and the incision should be stitched. After that, the woman should be washed, shrouded, perfumed, and buried. And if the fetus dies in her womb while she is still alive, a midwife or someone responsible for the woman's care should insert her hand into the woman's private area and remove the dead fetus. If it is not possible to remove it intact, it should be cut into pieces, extracted piece by piece, washed, shrouded, perfumed, and then buried.”