The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.498- If one’s hair comes in contact with the body of a dead person or touches the hair of a dead person, he should do ghusl, as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.499- If a person touches a miscarried baby who has completed four months, it will be obligatory on him to do ghusl, and in the case of it not completing four months, the recommended precaution is to perform ghusl.

Issue No.500- If a child, who has completed four months or more, is born dead, its mother should perform ghusl for touching a dead body, as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.501- A child who is born after the death of its mother should, as an obligatory precaution, perform ghusl for touching a dead body upon being mature.

Issue No.502- If an immature [1] or an insane person touches a dead body, it will be obligatory on him to perform ghusl upon becoming mature and sane, respectively. However, if a child who understands the meaning of ghusl (i.e., knows that some things entail ghusl and knows how to perform it) performs ghusl, it will be in order.

Issue No.503- If a body part containing bone (e.g., a hand, or even a finger) is separated from a live person, or from a dead person on which the ghusls have not yet been performed, and a person touches that separated part, he should perform ghusl for touching a dead body. However, if that part does not contain a bone, it is not obligatory to do ghusl. Similarly, it is not obligatory to do ghusl for touching a bone alone or a tooth which has been separated from a live or a dead person.

Issue No.504- The method of performing ghusl for touching a dead body is the same as that of ghusl for janābah, and it suffices for wuḍū as well, although the recommended precaution is to perform wuḍū if one wants to perform prayer.

Issue No.505- One ghusl is sufficient for one who touches several corpses or touches the same corpse a number of times.

Issue No.506- A person who has not done ghusl for touching a dead body may enter a mosque or recite the sūrahs of the holy Qur'an which have obligatory sajdahs, or have sexual intercourse. However, he should perform ghusl for offering prayer or similar acts. In other words, one who is under the obligation to perform ghusl for touching a dead body is like a person who is not with wuḍū.

Issue No.526- If Sidr and camphor are not available to the required extent, then the available quantity should be mixed with water as an obligatory precaution, and if they are not available at all, ghusl should be performed on the dead body only with water.

Issue No.527- If a person who is in the state of Ihram for ḥajj or ‘umrah dies before completing ṭawāf (i.e., circumambulation) and before sweet scents become Halal for him, ghusl should be performed on his body with pure water.

Issue No.528- A person who performs ghusl on a dead body should be Muslim, mature and sane and should know the necessary rulings of ghusl, and as a recommended precaution, he should be a twelver Shi‘a.