The funeral prayer over a half-burned body

Question

A fire broke out in a village; a girl… (?) and burned so badly that not even the head and the feet could be made out. Should the prayer be performed over her, and also, should she have been washed and shrouded or not?

Answer

She will not be washed, nor shrouded, nor will the funeral prayer be performed over her; rather, she will be wrapped in a piece of cloth and buried: [ar]وإن وجد نصفه من غير الرأس، أو وجد نصفه مشقوقًا طولًا، فإنه لا يغسل ولا يصلى عليه، ويلف في خرقة ويدفن فيها[/ar] “If half of the body is found without the head, or half of it is found split lengthwise, it is not washed and not…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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