Hadith 434
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Hadith.435 - Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar asked Imam Al-Sadiq (as): "May I be your ransom, what is your ruling about a woman who dies while traveling with men, none of whom are her mahram (close relatives), and no women are present? What should be done with her?"
Imam (as) replied: "Only those parts that Allah (swt) has required for tayammum (dry ablution) should be washed, and She should not be touched or any of her private features, which Allah (swt) has commanded to be covered, uncovered."
He then asked: "How should it be done?"
Imam (as) replied: "Her inner palms should be washed first, then her face, followed by washing the backs of her hands”.
435 - وَ سَأَلَهُ اَلْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ: فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا تَقُولُ فِي اَلْمَرْأَةِ تَكُونُ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ مَعَ اَلرِّجَالِ لَيْسَ فِيهِمْ لَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ وَ لاَ مَعَهُمُ اِمْرَأَةٌ فَتَمُوتُ اَلْمَرْأَةُ مَا يُصْنَعُ بِهَا قَالَ «يُغْسَلُ مِنْهَا مَا أَوْجَبَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلتَّيَمُّمَ وَ لاَ تُمَسُّ وَ لاَ يُكْشَفُ لَهَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ مَحَاسِنِهَا اَلَّتِي أَمَرَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِسَتْرِهَا» فَقَالَ لَهُ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِهَا قَالَ «يُغْسَلُ بَاطِنُ كَفَّيْهَا ثُمَّ يُغْسَلُ وَجْهُهَا ثُمَّ يُغْسَلُ ظَهْرُ كَفَّيْهَا.
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