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Morocco’s Supreme Council Allows COVID-19 Burials Without Bathing
Bathing the corpse is one of the main steps of Islamic funerals.
The funeral of a COVID-19 victim in Marrakech. Photo credit: STR /
By Yahia Hatim -
Apr 25, 2020
Rabat – Morocco’s Supreme Scientific Council has issued a fatwa allowing the burial of COVID-19 victims without bathing their bodies.
The ruling, announced today, April 25, aims to preserve the health of morgue workers and curb the spread of the pandemic.
Bathing the corpse is one of the main steps of Islamic funeral rites. Mourners usually do it within hours of the death using hot water.
The only circumstance when bathing the body is not necessary in the Islamic law is if the deceased died as a martyr while suffering from trauma or mutilation.
Islamic laws are not rigid and the Supreme Scientific Council, as the highest religious authority in the country, has the right to issue fatwas, or rulings, to update the Islamic laws depending on current circumstances.
The new ruling aims to protect the health of individuals and society, the council explained in a statement...
Morocco’s Supreme Council Allows COVID-19 Burials Without Bathing
Bathing the corpse is one of the main steps of Islamic funerals.
The funeral of a COVID-19 victim in Marrakech. Photo credit: STR /
By Yahia Hatim -
Apr 25, 2020
Rabat – Morocco’s Supreme Scientific Council has issued a fatwa allowing the burial of COVID-19 victims without bathing their bodies.
The ruling, announced today, April 25, aims to preserve the health of morgue workers and curb the spread of the pandemic.
Bathing the corpse is one of the main steps of Islamic funeral rites. Mourners usually do it within hours of the death using hot water.
The only circumstance when bathing the body is not necessary in the Islamic law is if the deceased died as a martyr while suffering from trauma or mutilation.
Islamic laws are not rigid and the Supreme Scientific Council, as the highest religious authority in the country, has the right to issue fatwas, or rulings, to update the Islamic laws depending on current circumstances.
The new ruling aims to protect the health of individuals and society, the council explained in a statement...