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Should a deceased woman be perfumed like a man, and should the shrouds of both men and women be perfumed, or is perfuming the deceased specific to men?

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It is recommended to perfume the shroud and the deceased, whether male or female, based on what was narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding his instruction to the women who were washing his daughter to put camphor in the last wash, and his saying: "If you cense the deceased, then cense him three times." The perfume should be placed on the places of prostration, and the areas where dirt accumulates, such as the back of the knees. If the entire deceased is perfumed, there is no harm. An exception to this is the person in a state of ihram for Hajj or Umrah, due to the Prophet's saying: "And do not touch him with perfume." As for a woman observing her waiting period (iddah) due to a death, it is not forbidden to perfume her after death.

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