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And it is not necessary that the person whom the dead person has
appointed to carry out these jobs should accept the will. However, if he
does accept it he should act upon it.
THE METHOD OF BATHING A DEAD BODY 556. It is obligatory to bathe a dead body
thrice. The first bathing should be with water mixed with "Sidr" (Ben)
leaves. The second bathing should be with watermixed with camphor and
the third should be with clean water. 557. "Sidr" leaves and camphor should neither be
so much that the water should become mixed, nor so little that it may
be said that "Sidr" leaves and camphor havenot been mixed in it. 558. If "Sidr" leaves and camphor are not available to the extent required, then the quantity available should be mixed with water. 559. If a person dies while he is in the state
of ehram (i.e. he is wearing pilgrims dress) his dead body should be
washed with clean water and not with the ,watermixed with camphor. In
case, however, he is wearing ehram for the purpose of Hajj and has
completed sai his dead body should be washed with water mixed with
camphor. 560. If "Sidr" leaves and camphor or anyone of
these things is not available or its use is not permissible (e.g. if it
has been usurped) the dead body should bebathed, on the basis of
precaution, with dean water in lieu of the thing which is not available
and it should also be given tayammum. 561. A person who bathes a dead body should be a
Shiah Ithna Ashari Muslim, adult, and sane, and should know the rules
about bathing. However, if the dead body isof a Muslim who is not Ithna
Ashari and a person belonging to his school bathes it according to his
own creed then no obligation of the Ithna Ashari Muslim rests with him. 562. One who bathes the dead body should perform this act
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