Virtue of Performing Wudu for the One Who Carries the Deceased
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
❖ Performing Wudu After Carrying the Deceased is Recommended (مستحب)
It is recommended (مستحب) for the person who carries a deceased body to perform wudu (ablution), as per the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ.
◈ Prophetic Instruction:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
من غسل ميتا فليغتسل ومن حمله فليتوضا
“Whoever gives the deceased a bath should perform ghusl, and whoever carries it should perform wudu.”
📚 [Ṣaḥīḥ: Ṣaḥīḥ Abū Dāwūd: 2707; Kitāb al-Janā’iz: Bāb al-Ghusl min Ghasl al-Mayt, Abū Dāwūd: 3161]
✅ Conclusion
✔ Ghusl is recommended for the one who bathes the deceased.
✔ Wudu is recommended for the one who carries the deceased.
✔ This action is not obligatory but carries virtue and reward as part of Islamic etiquette in handling the deceased.
