Is there a religious text that prohibits a menstruating woman from attending or washing the deceased?
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There is no Qur'anic verse that prohibits a menstruating woman from washing a deceased person or attending their washing, nor is there any prophetic tradition to that effect. None of the scholars have forbidden it. However, some of the Salaf, such as Al- and Ibn Sirin, disliked it.
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