What is the ruling regarding a wife washing her deceased husband before consummation of the marriage?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Funerals

Book 7 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

It is suggested that a wife is not permitted to wash her deceased husband if the marriage had not been consummated prior to his death, based on the lack of established marital intimacy.