As Muslims we pride ourselves in belonging to a belief system that speaks on all aspects of our lives. From the etiquette of dealing with a newborn to the rulings on different types of transactions. One part of this all-encompassing system is how to deal with the body of a person who passes on from this life. Muslims are required to wash the body of a deceased Muslim after their passing and this may be something most of us are never exposed to, right up until one of our loved ones pass away.Therefore, it is a good idea to familiarize one's self before it falls on our shoulders unexpectedly.
Additionally, washing the bodies of the deceased is a great service to your community and a sobering activity for your own spiritual state. It is one of the few times one can see death so up close and the Prophet s. encouraged us to remember death often. It helps us to keep the end goal in mind, which is to leave this world in a state of submission to Allah, pleasing to him and pleased with Him.