Is it obligatory to re-wash the deceased upon their arrival in Egypt, especially if the body was injected with preserving chemicals after the initial wash in Saudi Arabia?
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Re-washing a deceased person who was already washed in a correct and sufficient manner is not prescribed, as it involves exaggeration and transgression. This applies whether the deceased was buried at the place of death or transported from it. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, there will be people in this nation who will transgress in purification and supplication." This is especially true if the deceased has already been shrouded, as jurists have explicitly stated the impermissibility of re-washing after shrouding, even if an impurity emerges from the body.
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