قال الشيخ أيده الله تعالى:( فان مات صبي مسلم بين نسوة مسلمات لا رحم بين واحدة منهن وبينه وليس معهن رجل وكان الصبي ابن خمس سنين غسله بعض النساء مجردا من ثيابه، وان كان ابن اكثر من خمس سنين غسلنه من فوق ثيابه وصببن عليه الماء صبا ولم يكشفن له عورة ودفنه بثيابه بعد تحنيطه بما وصفناه، فان ماتت صبية بين رجال مسلمين ليس لها فيهم محرم وكانت بنت أقل من ثلاث سنين جردوها وغسلوها وان كانت لاكثر من ثلاث سنين غسلوها في ثيابها وصبوا عليها الماء صبا وحنطوها بعد الغسل ودفنوها في ثيابها).
The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah سبحانه وتعالى support him, said: “If a Muslim boy dies among Muslim women who have no familial relation to him, and there is no man present, and the boy is five years old, one of the women should wash him without his clothes. However, if he is older than five years, the women should wash him while he is covered in his clothes, pouring water over him without uncovering his private parts. He should be buried in his clothes after being perfumed with camphor as previously described. If a Muslim girl dies among Muslim men who are not her mahrams (unmarriageable kin), and she is younger than three years old, they may remove her clothes and wash. But if she is older than three years, they should wash her while she remains dressed, pouring water over her without uncovering her body. After washing, she should be perfumed and buried in her clothes.”
