He washes the visible parts of that while he is lying on his back. Then he does the same for the left side, then he lifts him from his right side—he does not turn him onto his face—so he washes the back and what is there of his hip, thigh, and leg. Then he returns and tilts him onto his right side and washes his left side likewise. This is how it was mentioned by Ibrahim al-Nakha'i and the Qadi. It is closer to complying with his (peace and blessings be upon him) statement: "Begin with her right side." It is also more similar to the washing of a living person.
337 - Issue: He said: "There should be some Sidr (lote tree leaves) in all the water, and he should strike the Sidr (to create foam) and wash his head and beard with its foam."
This is what is explicitly stated from Ahmad. Salih said: My father said: The deceased is washed with water and Sidr three times. I said: Should it remain on him? He said: Whatever makes it cleanest for him. It was mentioned from Ata' that Ibn Jurayj said to him: The Sidr remains on him if he is washed with it every time. Ata' said: It is pure. In a narration by Abu Dawud from Ahmad, he said: I said—meaning to Ahmad—do you not pour plain water to clean him? He said: If they pour it, there is no harm. Ahmad argued using the Hadith of Umm Atiyyah, that when his daughter passed away, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Wash her three, five, or more than that if you deem it appropriate, with water and Sidr, and place camphor in the last washing." [Agreed upon]. Also the Hadith of Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Wash him
(1) In the original: "Al-thalath" (the three). (2) Narrated by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter of Beginning with the Right in Wudu and Ghusl, from the Book of Wudu; and in: The Chapter of Washing the Deceased and his Wudu with Water and Sidr; The Chapter of What is Recommended to be Washed in Odd Numbers; The Chapter of Beginning with the Right Sides of the Deceased; The Chapter of the Areas of Wudu of the Deceased; The Chapter of Whether a Woman is Shrouded in the Garment of a Man; The Chapter of Putting Camphor in the Last [Washing]; The Chapter of Unbraiding a Woman's Hair; The Chapter of How to Apply the Deceased's Hair; The Chapter of Making a Woman's Hair into Three Braids; and The Chapter of Placing a Woman's Hair Behind Her, from the Book of Funerals. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/53, 2/93, 94, 95. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on Washing the Deceased, from the Book of Funerals. Sahih Muslim 2/646-648. It was also narrated by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of How to Wash the Deceased, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/175, 176. And al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter of What Came Regarding Washing the Deceased, from the Chapters of Funerals. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/209-211. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of Washing the Deceased with Water and Sidr; The Chapter of Unbraiding the Head of the Deceased; The Chapter of Washing the Deceased in Odd Numbers; The Chapter of Washing the Deceased More than Five Times; The Chapter of Washing the Deceased More than Seven Times; and The Chapter of =
