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Does a deceased wife become unmarriageable for her husband, and is it permissible for him to wash her?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The marital bond is dissolved by divorce, li'an (oath of condemnation), khul' (divorce at the wife's instance), annulment, and the death of one of the spouses. However, it is permissible for a husband and wife to wash each other's body upon death.

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