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11: PRAYERwash him. In such cases, tayammum (p"rforming dry ablution with deanearth) is to be p"rformed for the deceased, wiping over the deceaseds faceand two palms with d ean earth, using a piece of cloth or the like to hinder Ih ewashers di rect contact with the deceased's body. However. if it is difficult towash onlyeerlain parts of the deceased's body. the washer then is to wash whatis available and perform tayammwm for those unwashed parts. It is desirablefor the washer to ha"" a ritual bathing following washing the deceased, yet itis not obligatory to do so.Fourthly: Rulings on ShrolldingAfter washing and drying the body of the deceased, it i, to be put in a,hroud that must cover all his body. It is desimble 10 use a white clean shroud,whether new - which is better · or not. The obligatory size of Ih e shroud ;s thatwhich covers the whole body of the deceased.It is desirable to ~hroud the deceased man in three shrouds of cloth andIhe woman in five pieces of cloth: a loincloth. a yeil, a shirt, and two shrouds.As for deceased children, a boy is to be shrouded in one shroud. yet threeare permissible, and a girl in onc shirt and two shrouds. It is also des irable tosubj oxt the shroud to a censer. after being sprinkled with rose water orthe like.so that the scent of incense would remain in the shroud.The man is 10 be shrouded by spreading the three shrouds over each other.and then he is to be brought covered with a garment or the like as i t is obligatoryto be covered, and to be put lying with his face upwards on Ihe thre