Is it permissible to accept financial compensation for washing the deceased without requesting it, given the insistence of the deceased's family on paying it?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is permissible to take payment for washing the deceased according to the majority of scholars, including the Malikis, Shafi'is, and Hanbalis. The Hanbalis disliked it but did not prohibit it, unless the washer is in need, in which case they should be given from the public treasury or according to their work. Whereas the Hanafis held that it is not permissible to take payment for washing the deceased because it is an obligation.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/39046
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 39046
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy