Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

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point here is that if it was obligatory for the Muslims, he would have
taken from the Muslims who were present whatever was needed to
shroud him completely. lo'
9. The shroud of a man and a woman,
and not going to extremes in that
It is Sunnah to shroud a man in three pieces of cloth and to
shroud a woman in five, according to 'Ali (&). That was narrated
from him by d-Kas2ui and others.lo2 Going to extremes in shrouding
is detested; according to 'Ali (&), this means using more than three
pieces of cloth for a man and more than five for a woman."3 Amir d-
Mn'mineen 'Ali (&) said: "The shroud of a woman is five pieces of
cloth, and the shroud of a man is three, and transgress not. Verily,
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Allah does not like the transgressors .
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10. Washing and shrouding of the martyr
The martyr is not to be washed or shrouded, according to 'Ali
(&). That was narrated from him by d-Kas2ni and others.Io6 It was
narrated that he did not wash those who were killed fighting
alongside him against those who opposed him, and he did not instnrct
that they should he shrouded. He buried 'Ammir (&) without
washing him.'07 This is the view of the majority of scholars, apart
from al-Hasan d-Basri and Sa'eed ihn d-Musayyab, whose view is
that the deceased is in a state of impurity and needs to he purified by
water.'08
Rulings on ZakSh
1. There is no zaksh due on wealth until one
full year has passed, according to the Islamic calendar
Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali (&) stated that the passing of one
full year is a condition of zak& being obligatory, because it was
narrated from him (&)that he said: "No zak& is due on wealth until