Al-Sharḥ al-Mumtiʿ - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (5/275)

Al-Sharḥ al-MumtiʿIbn al-'Uthaymin

His statement, “and he pours water abundantly at that point,” means: when he presses the abdomen, so as to remove whatever comes out of it at that time.

Then he wraps a cloth around his hand and cleanses him, and it is not lawful to touch the private parts of one who has reached seven years of age. It is recommended that he not touch the rest of the body except with a cloth. Then he performs ablution for him as a recommended act, …

His statement, “Then he wraps a cloth around his hand and cleanses him,” means that after doing what was mentioned—raising his head and pressing his abdomen, so that whatever was ready to emerge has come out—he wraps a cloth around his hand. If gloves are available, as they are nowadays—praise be to Allah—then he puts on a pair of gloves and cleanses him; that is, he cleanses the deceased’s private parts of whatever has emerged from him, as well as anything that may have emerged before his death and from which he had not cleansed himself.

His statement, “and it is not lawful to touch the private parts of one who has reached seven years of age,” means that he must use this cloth if the deceased is seven years old or older. If he is younger than that, however, he may cleanse him directly, because according to the jurists, the private parts of one younger than seven do not carry the legal ruling of private parts; rather, they are like his hand. Thus, it is permissible to look at them, and touching them is not forbidden. Once he has reached seven years of age, he may only be cleansed with a cloth.

His statement, “It is recommended that he not touch the rest of the body except with a cloth”: this is a cloth other than the first one. The first cloth is obligatory when the deceased is seven years old or older, so that he does not touch his private parts. This is a second, clean cloth which he places over his hand, because this is cleaner for the deceased: rubbing him with a cloth cleans him more thoroughly than rubbing him with his hand. Thus, it is recommended that he not touch the rest of the body except with a cloth, even though, at this stage, the entire body of the deceased is uncovered apart from the private parts.

His statement, “Then he performs ablution for him as a recommended act.”

وقوله: «ويكثر صب الماء حينئذٍ»، أي: حين يعصر البطن؛ لأجل إزالة ما يخرج من بطنه حينئذٍ. ثُمَّ يَلُفُّ عَلَى يَدِهِ خِرْقَةً فَيُنَجّيهِ وَلَا يَحِلُّ مَسُّ عَوْرَة مَنْ لَهُ سَبْعُ سِنِينَ. وَيُسْتَحَبُّ أَلاَّ يَمَسَّ سَائِرَه إِلاَّ بِخِرْقَةٍ، ثُمَّ يُوَضّئهُ نَدْباً، ............. قوله: «ثم يلف على يده خرقة فينجّيه»، أي: أنه إذا فعل ما ذكر من رفع رأسه وعصر بطنه، وخرج ما كان مستعداً للخروج، يلف على يده خرقة، وإذا كان هناك قفازان كما هو الآن متوفر ـ ولله الحمد ـ فإنه يلبس قفازين، ثم ينجّيه أي: ينجّي الميت فيغسل فرجه مما خرج منه، ومما كان قد خرج قبل وفاته، ولكنه لم يستنج منه، فينجيه بها. قوله: «ولا يحل مس عورة من له سبع سنين»، أي: يجب أن يضع هذه الخرقة إذا كان الميت له سبع سنين فأكثر، فأما إذا كان دون ذلك فله أن ينجيه مباشرة؛ لأن ما دون سبع سنين عند الفقهاء ليس لعورته حكم، بل عورته مثل يده، ولهذا يجوز النظر إليها، ولا يحرم مسها، فإذا تم السبع فإنه لا ينجيه إلا بخرقة. قوله: «ويستحب أن لا يمس سائره إلا بخرقة»، هذه غير الخرقة الأولى، فالأولى واجبة إذا كان له سبع سنين فأكثر؛ لئلا يمس عورته، وهذه خرقة ثانية جديدة غير الأولى يضعها على يده؛ لأجل أن يكون ذلك أنقى للميت؛ لأنه إذا دلكه بالخرقة كان أنقى له مما لو دلكه بيده، فيستحب ألا يمس سائره إلا بخرقة، مع أن الميت الآن بالنسبة للانكشاف كل بدنه مكشوف إلا العورة. قوله: «ثم يوضئه ندباً».