What amount of shroud is sufficient

Question

There is disagreement about the shroud. Please explain in detail: how much shroud will be sufficient?

Answer

In the shroud there is really only one sheet, which in Arabic is called the rida’ and the lifafa; it extends from the head to the feet, and ties are tied on it at both ends. The second sheet, which in Arabic is called the izar, is not really a sheet: some jurists have regarded it as taking the place of the waist-cloth, some have written that it extends from the shoulder to the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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