What must be done with hair or nails removed from the deceased?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Funerals

Book 7 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

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Any hair or nail clippings removed from the deceased must be washed and placed within the shrouds alongside the body, as they are part of the deceased, analogous to placing severed limbs with the body.