21. Funerals
٢١۔ كتاب الجنائز
The Prophet ﷺ used to take a bath on account of sexual defilement, on Friday, for cupping and washing the dead.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ وَيَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَمِنَ الْحِجَامَةِ وَغُسْلِ الْمَيِّتِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who washes the dead should take a bath, and he who carries him should perform ablution.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ غَسَّلَ الْمَيِّتَ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ وَمَنْ حَمَلَهُ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ
This has been abrogated. When Ahmad b. Hanbal was asked about a man taking a bath after his washing the dead, I heard him say: Ablution is sufficient for him. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Abu Salih made a mention of the narrator Ishaq, the client of Za'idah between him and Abu Hurairah. He said: The tradition of Mus'ab is weak. It contains many things that are not practised.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَاهُ