Then He puts him to death, and buries him.
Does the Qur'an mention washing the body before burial?
In short
- The text says: God puts a person to death and buries him (80:21); and a raven is sent to show the son of Adam how to cover his brother's corpse, where the renderings differ on what is hidden: a corpse in Itani and Pickthall, a shame in Palmer and Sale, a wrong in Rodwell (5:31).
- The text does not say: anything about washing the body of the dead. The Qur'an does not mention it.
- The rest comes from: a report outside the Qur'an, set out in full below: body washing (Bukhari 1253).
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Where the renderings split
5:31, Itani: "to cover his brother's corpse"
5:31, Pickthall: "to hide his brother's naked corpse"
5:31, Palmer: "hide his brother's shame"
5:31, Rodwell: "hide his brother's wrong"
5:31, Sale: "hide the shame of his brother"
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The Qur'an does not mention washing the dead. It speaks of death and of burial.
At 80:21 Pickthall has "Then causeth him to die, and burieth him", and Sale "layeth him in the grave".
At 5:31 the first burial is told: Itani has "Then God sent a raven digging the ground, to show him how to cover his brother's corpse". The renderings split on what is hidden: Pickthall has "naked corpse", Palmer and Sale "shame", and Rodwell "wrong".
Outside the Qur'an, a report in which the Prophet is quoted as telling the women washing his daughter's body to wash her three or five times or more, with water and lotus leaves, and camphor at the end, is in Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz) (Bukhari 1253).
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80:21
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma amaatahu fa'aqbarah
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾamātahu faʾaqbarahu
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Then causeth him to die, and burieth him
then He killed him, and laid him in the tomb
Then causeth him to die and burieth him
Afterwards He causeth him to die, and layeth him in the grave
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EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Mandej e bëri të vdesë e të varroset.
তারপর তিনিই তাকে মৃত্যু দেন এবং তাকে কবরস্থ করেন।
zatim mu život oduzme i učini da bude sahranjen,
zatim mu život oduzme i učini da bude sahranjen,
Refti o wari mbo o naatni ɗum yenaande.
შემდეგ მოაკვდინა და საფლავს მიაბარა,
Hierauf lässt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Ύστερα του αφαίρεσε τη ζωή και τον έκανε να μπει στον τάφο του.
फिर उसे मृत्यु दी, फिर उसे क़ब्र में रखवाया।
l’ha fatto poi morire e seppellire.
21. paskui Jis numarina jį ir suteikia jam kapą.
Ergasii isa ajjeeseti isa awwaalchise. [3]
затем умертвил его и поместил его в могилу,
затим му живот одузме и учини да буде сахрањен,
Kisha akamfisha, akamtia kaburini.
Till sist låter han henne dö och begravas.
Sonra da onu öldürüp kabre koydu.
پھر اسے موت دی اور پھر قبر میں دفن کیا.
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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarah
DIN 31635min nuṭfatin ḫalaqahu faqaddarahu
The translators word this verse differently
From a sperm drop He created him, and enabled him.
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him
Of a clot. He created him and fated him
Out of moist germs
Of a drop of seed doth He create him; and He formeth him with proportion
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma s-sabeela yassarah
DIN 31635ṯumma s-sabīla yassarahu
The translators word this verse differently
Then He eased the way for him.
Then maketh the way easy for him
then the path He did make easy for him
Then made him an easy passage from the womb
and then facilitateth his passage out of the womb
80:21 — the verse above
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma idhaa shaa'a ansharah
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾiḏā šāʾa ʾanšarahu
Then, when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life
then when He pleases will He raise him up again
Then, when he pleaseth, will raise him again to life
hereafter, when it shall please Him, He shall raise him to life
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
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Easy-read (simplified)kallaa lammaa yaqdi maa amarah
DIN 31635kallā lammā yaqḍi mā ʾamarahu
The translators word this verse differently
But no, he did not fulfill what He has commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him
Nay, he has not fulfilled his bidding
Aye! but man hath not yet fulfilled the bidding of his Lord
Assuredly. He hath not hitherto fully performed what God hath commanded him
5:31
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُۥ كَيْفَ يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ قَالَ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ أَعَجَزْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِثْلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْغُرَابِ فَأُوَٰرِىَ سَوْءَةَ أَخِى فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰدِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)faba'atha llaahu ghuraaban yabhathu fee l-'ardi liyuriyahu kayfa yuwaaree saw'ata akheehi qaala yaa waylataa a'ajaztu an akoona mithla haadhaa l-ghuraabi fa'uwaariya saw'ata akhee fa'asbaha mina n-naadimeen
DIN 31635fabaʿaṯa llāhu ġurāban yabḥaṯu fī l-ʾarḍi liyuriyahu kayfa yuwārī sawʾata ʾaḫīhi qāla yā waylatā ʾaʿaǧaztu ʾan ʾakūna miṯla hāḏā l-ġurābi faʾuwāriya sawʾata ʾaḫī faʾaṣbaḥa mina n-nādimīna
Then God sent a raven digging the ground, to show him how to cover his brother's corpse. He said, "Woe to me! I was unable to be like this raven, and bury my brother's corpse." So he became full of regrets.
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Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he became repentant
And God sent a crow to scratch in the earth and show him how he might hide his brother's shame, he said, ' Alas, for me! Am I too helpless to become like this crow and hide my brother's shame?' and in the morning he was of those who did repent
And God sent a raven which scratched upon the ground, to shew him how he might hide his brother's wrong. He said: "O woe is me! am I too weak to become like this raven, and to hide away my brother's wrong?" And he became one of the repentant
And God sent a raven, which scratched the earth, to shew him how he should hide the shame of his brother, and he said, wo is me! Am I unable to be like this raven, that I may hide my brother's shame? And he became one of those who repent
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- 203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Allahu dërgoi një korb që të gërmonte tokën, për t'i treguar si ta mbulonte xhenazen e të vëllait. Ai tha: "Ah, i mjeri unë! A nuk qenkam në gjendje të bëhem as si ky korb e të mbuloj trupin e vëllait tim!" Pra, u bë nga të penduarit.
অতঃপর আল্লাহ একটি কাক পাঠালেন, যে তার ভাইয়ের মৃতদেহ কীভাবে গোপন করা যায়, তা দেখানোর জন্য মাটি খুঁড়তে লাগল। সে বলল: ‘হায় আফসোস! আমি তো এই কাকটির মতোও হতে পারলাম না, যাতে আমার ভাইয়ের লাশ গোপন করতে পারি? অতঃপর সে লজ্জিত হলো।
Allah onda posla jednog gavrana da kopa po zemlji da bi mu pokazao kako da zakopa mrtvo tijelo brata svoga. "Teško meni", povika on, "zar i ja ne mogu, kao ovaj gavran, zakopati mrtvo tijelo brata svoga!" I pokajnik postade.
Allah onda posla jednog gavrana da kopa po zemlji da bi mu pokazao kako da zakopa mrtvo tijelo brata svoga. "Teško meni," povika on, "zar i ja ne mogu, kao ovaj gavran, zakopati mrtvo tijelo brata svoga!" I pokajnik postade.
Alla Nuli kaakaaru(Jeyyal) hino wiɗoo ka leydi fii yo ndu hollu mo honno o wirnirta ɓanndu musiɗɗo makko neene-gooto on. O wi'i : "E bone am ! E mi ronkay wa'ade na nduu kaakaaru mi wirna ɓanndu musiɗɗam neene-gooto am on ?". O Waɗtini jeyaaɗo e ninsuɓe ɓeen.
და ალლაჰმა გაგზავნა ყვავი, რომელიც მიწას ქექავდა, რათა ეჩვენებინა მისთვის [მკვლელისთვის], თუ როგორ დაემარხა თავისი ძმის სხეული. მან [მკვლელმა] თქვა: «ვაი მე! ნუთუ მე ვერ შევძლებ ვიყო ამ ყვავივით და დავმარხო ჩემი ძმის სხეული?» და შემდეგ იგი გახდა მომნანიებელთა შორის [დაიწყო სინანული თავისი ქმედების გამო].
Da schickte Allah einen Raben, der auf der Erde scharrte, um ihm zu zeigen, wie er den Körper seines Bruders verbergen könne. Er sagte: „O wehe mir! War ich nicht fähig, wie dieser Rabe zu sein und den Körper meines Bruders zu verbergen?“ So wurde er einer der Bereuenden.
Έπειτα, ο Αλλάχ έστειλε ένα κοράκι να σκάψει το έδαφος (για να θάψει άλλο νεκρό κοράκι) για να του δείξει (στον Καμπήλ) πώς να θάψει το πτώμα του αδελφού του. Είπε (ο Καμπήλ): «Αλίμονό μου! Δεν κατάφερα ούτε να γίνω σαν αυτό το κοράκι για να θάψω το πτώμα του αδελφού μου;» Και έτσι έγινε ένας απ' αυτούς που έπεσαν σε τύψεις.
फिर अल्लाह ने एक कौआ भेजा, जो भूमि कुरेदता था, ताकि उसे दिखाए कि वह अपने भाई के शव को कैसे छिपाए। कहने लगा : हाय मेरा विनाश! क्या मैं इस कौए जैसा भी न हो सका कि अपने भाई का शव छिपा सकूँ। फिर वह लज्जित होने वालों में से हो गया।
E Allāh inviò un corvo a scavare la terra per mostrargli come fare a seppellire il corpo del fratello. Disse: «Povero me! Non sono forse capace come questo corvo di nascondere il corpo di mio fratello?» Così fu tra i pentiti.
31. Tada Allahas siuntė varną, kuri pakrapštė žemę, kad parodytų jam kaip paslėpti savo mirusio brolio kūną. Jis (žudikas) tarė: „Vargas man! Aš net nesugebu būti kaip ši varna ir paslėpti savo mirusio brolio kūną?“ Tada jis tapo vienu iš tų, kurie gailėjosi.
Rabbiin harraagessa dachii haadhu erge Akkamitti akka reeffa obboleessa isaa dhoksu (awwaalu) isa argisiisuuf. yaa gaabbiitoo! "Sila ani Reeffa obboleessa kiyyaa dhoksuuf akka harraagessa kanaa ta’uun dadhabee?" jedhe. gaabbitoota irraa tahe. [14]
И Аллах послал ворона, который копался в земле, чтобы показать ему, как скрыть тело своего брата. Он сказал: «О горе мне! Неужели я не способен сделать подобно этому ворону и скрыть наготу своего брата?» — и оказался в числе сожалеющих.
Аллах је онда послао једног гаврана да копа по земљи да би му показао како да закопа мртво тело свога брата. Рече: „Тешко мени, зар и ја не могу, као овај гавран, да закопам мртво тело свог брата!“ И поче да се каје.
Hapo Mwenyezi Mungu akamtuma kunguru anayefukua katika ardhi ili amwonyeshe jinsi ya kuuzika mwili wa kaka yake. Akasema: 'Ole wangu! Nimeshindwa kuwa kama kunguru huyu nikauzika mwili wa kaka yangu?' Basi akawa miongoni mwa wenye kujuta.
Då sände Gud en korp som krafsade i jorden för att visa honom hur han kunde dölja sin brors lik. Han sa: ”Vilken skam! Kunde jag inte ens göra som denna korp och dölja min brors lik?” Och han greps av djup ånger.
Allah, kardeşinin cesedini nasıl gömeceğini göstermek için ona yeri eşeleyen bir karga gönderdi. "Yazıklar olsun bana! Şu karga kadar olup da kardeşimin cesedini örtmekten âciz miyim ben?” dedi ve pişman olanlardan oldu.
پھر اللہ تعالیٰ نے ایک کوے کو بھیجا جو زمین کھود رہا تھا تاکہ اسے دکھائے کہ وه کس طرح اپنے بھائی کی نعش کو چھپا دے، وه کہنے لگا، ہائے افسوس! کیا میں ایسا کرنے سے بھی گیا گزرا ہوگیا کہ اس کوے کی طرح اپنے بھائی کی ﻻش کو دفنا دیتا؟ پھر تو (بڑا ہی) پشیمان اور شرمنده ہوگیا۔
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إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَن تَبُوٓأَ بِإِثْمِى وَإِثْمِكَ فَتَكُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)innee ureedu an taboo'a bi'ithmee wa'ithmika fatakoona min ashaabi n-naari wadhaalika jazaa'u z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635ʾinnī ʾurīdu ʾan tabūʾa biʾiṯmī waʾiṯmika fatakūna min ʾaṣḥābi n-nāri waḏālika ǧazāʾu ẓ-ẓālimīna
"I would rather you bear my sin and your sin, and you become among the inmates of the Fire. Such is the reward for the evildoers."
Lo! I would rather thou shouldst bear the punishment of the sin against me and thine own sin and become one of the owners of the fire. That is the reward of evil-doers
verily, I wish that thou mayest draw upon thee my sin and thy sin, and be of the fellows of the Fire, for that is the reward of the unjust
Yea, rather would I that thou shouldest bear my sin and thine own sin, and that thou become an inmate of the Fire: for that is the recompense of the unjust doers
I choose that thou shouldest bear my iniquity and thine own iniquity; and that thou become a companion of hell fire; for that is the reward of the unjust
فَطَوَّعَتْ لَهُۥ نَفْسُهُۥ قَتْلَ أَخِيهِ فَقَتَلَهُۥ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fatawwa'at lahu nafsuhu qatla akheehi faqatalahu fa'asbaha mina l-khaasireen
DIN 31635faṭawwaʿat lahu nafsuhu qatla ʾaḫīhi faqatalahu faʾaṣbaḥa mina l-ḫāsirīna
Then His soul prompted him to kill his brother, so he killed him, and became one of the losers.
But (the other's) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one of the losers
But his soul allowed him to slay his brother, and he slew him, and in the morning he was of those who lose
And his passion led him to slay his brother: and he slew him; and he became one of those who perish
But his soul suffered him to slay his brother, and he slew him; wherefore he became of the number of those who perish
5:31 — the verse above
مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنَّهُۥ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًۢا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَآ أَحْيَا ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)min ajli dhaalika katabnaa 'alaa banee israa'eela annahu man qatala nafsan bighayri nafsin aw fasaadin fee l-'ardi faka'annamaa qatala n-naasa jamee'an waman ahyaahaa faka'annamaa ahyaa n-naasa jamee'an walaqad jaa'athum rusulunaa bil-bayyinaati thumma inna katheeran minhum ba'da dhaalika fee l-'ardi lamusrifoon
DIN 31635min ʾaǧli ḏālika katabnā ʿalā banī ʾisrāʾīla ʾannahu man qatala nafsan biġayri nafsin ʾaw fasādin fī l-ʾarḍi fakaʾannamā qatala n-nāsa ǧamīʿan waman ʾaḥyāhā fakaʾannamā ʾaḥyā n-nāsa ǧamīʿan walaqad ǧāʾathum rusulunā bil-bayyināti ṯumma ʾinna kaṯīran minhum baʿda ḏālika fī l-ʾarḍi lamusrifūna
Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel: that whoever kills a person-unless it is for murder or corruption on earth-it is as if he killed the whole of mankind; and whoever saves it, it is as if he saved the whole of mankind. Our messengers came to them with clarifications, but even after that, many of them continue to commit excesses in the land.
For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind. Our messengers came unto them of old with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many of them became prodigals in the earth
For this cause have we prescribed to the children of Israel that whoso kills a soul, unless it be for another soul or for violence in the land, it is as though he had killed men altogether; but whoso saves one, it is as though he saved men altogether. Our apostles came to them with manifest signs; then, verily, many of them did after that commit excesses in the earth
For this cause have we ordained to the children of Israel that he who slayeth any one, unless it be a person guilty of manslaughter, or of spreading disorders in the land, shall be as though he had slain all mankind; but that he who saveth a life, shall be as though he had saved all mankind alive. Of old our Apostles came to them with the proofs of their mission; then verily after this most of them committed excesses in the land
Wherefore we commanded the children of Israel, that he who slayeth a soul, without adding thereto the murder of another soul, or without committing wickedness in the earth, shall be as if he had slain all mankind: But he who saveth a soul alive, shall be as if he had saved the lives of all mankind. Our apostles formerly came unto them, with evident miracles; then were many of them, after this, transgressors on the earth
إِنَّمَا جَزَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَسَادًا أَن يُقَتَّلُوٓا۟ أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوٓا۟ أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ أَوْ يُنفَوْا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ذَٰلِكَ لَهُمْ خِزْىٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)innamaa jazaa'u lladheena yuhaariboona llaaha warasoolahu wayas'awna fee l-'ardi fasaadan an yuqattaloo aw yusallaboo aw tuqatta'a aydeehim wa'arjuluhum min khilaafin aw yunfaw mina l-'ardi dhaalika lahum khizyun fee d-dunyaa walahum fee l-'aakhirati 'adhaabun 'azeem
DIN 31635ʾinnamā ǧazāʾu llaḏīna yuḥāribūna llāha warasūlahu wayasʿawna fī l-ʾarḍi fasādan ʾan yuqattalū ʾaw yuṣallabū ʾaw tuqaṭṭaʿa ʾaydīhim waʾarǧuluhum min ḫilāfin ʾaw yunfaw mina l-ʾarḍi ḏālika lahum ḫizyun fī d-dunyā walahum fī l-ʾāḫirati ʿaḏābun ʿaẓīmun
The punishment for those who fight God and His Messenger, and strive to spread corruption on earth, is that they be killed, or crucified, or have their hands and feet cut off on opposite sides, or be banished from the land. That is to disgrace them in this life; and in the Hereafter they will have a terrible punishment.
The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom
The reward of those who make war against God and His Apostle, and strive after violence in the earth, is only that they shall be slaughtered or crucified, or their hands cut off and their feet on alternate sides, or that they shall be banished from the land; - that is a disgrace for them in this world, and for them in the next is mighty woe
Only, the recompense of those who war against God and his Apostle, and go about to commit disorders on the earth, shall be that they shall be slain or crucified, or have their alternate hands and feet cut off, or be banished the land: This their disgrace in this world, and in the next a great torment shall be theirs
But the recompense of those who fight against God and his apostle, and study to act corruptly in the earth, shall be, that they shall be slain, or crucified, or have their hands and their feet cut off on the opposite sides, or be banished the land. This shall be their disgrace in this world, and in the next world they shall suffer a grievous punishment
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The question asks whether the Qur'an mentions washing the body before burial. The probe 'wash' returns 15 rows at five verses (4:43, 5:6, 9:109, 20:39, 38:42): washing for prayer and a washing of the feet, none of the dead; they are recorded as not carried.
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