What is the wisdom behind washing and shrouding the deceased?
Washing the deceased is an act of worship, the wisdom behind which is unknown to Imam Malik, Ashhab, and Sahnoon. It has been said that its wisdom is to honor the deceased by cleaning him. As for shrouding, its wisdom is to cover the deceased.
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