Is the washing performed by a sane minor valid?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Funerals

Book 7 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If a sane minor washes the deceased, the washing is valid, regardless of whether the deceased was a minor or an adult. This is because the minor's own purification is valid, and therefore, he is capable of purifying another, similar to an adult.