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Is it true that a young girl died and was not prayed over after being washed?

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Not praying over the deceased girl is a grave error. The duty is to pray over her after she has been washed and shrouded, because scholars are in agreement regarding praying over a child who cried out at birth, so what then of one who lived for three months? In this case, it is obligatory to pray over her grave if its location is known, based on the statement of the author of "Manh al-Jalil": "So one prays over the grave as an obligation if there is fear of its decomposition, otherwise, the body is exhumed and prayed over according to the relied-upon opinion, and the place for praying over her grave is if the time has not been prolonged."

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