How are the dead, male and female, washed and shrouded, and is it permissible for a woman to wash her husband and father?

The majority of scholars agree that a woman should be shrouded in five garments, a view supported by Ibn al-Mundhir, who cited the hadith (definition) of Layla bint Qanif regarding the shrouding of Umm Kulthum, the Prophet's daughter (peace and blessings be upon him). This is because her nakedness after death is like her nakedness during life. As for a woman washing her father, it is not permissible because she is not allowed to see his private parts during life. However, it remains permissible for a wife to wash her husband, and for a man or a woman to wash a child.