Is the cloth placed after washing the deceased to cover the ‘awra part of the shroud?

Question

After the deceased is washed, a waist-wrap is put on him — it is just like the ordinary one. May this waist-wrap be counted as part of the shroud (kafan), so that, without any excuse, one suffices with the qamis (shirt) and the lifafa (outer wrapping sheet), or must an izar also be given? And if this waist-wrap is not counted as part of the shroud, but three pieces of cloth are given besides it, is it better to remove this waist-wrap that was put on at the time of washing, or is it better to leave it on?

Answer

Regarding the izar of the deceased the jurists have three opinions. The first is that it extends from the head to the feet, like the lifafa. The second is that it extends from the shoulder to the feet. The third was stated by Shaykh Ibn al-Humam ﵀ in Fath al-Qadir: that it extends from the navel to the knees, and he deemed this closer to the hadith: [ar]فالإزار واللفافة من…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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