Ghusl for a person who drowns?

· 1 Jumada I 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Q. mufti, pls advise if ghusl is neccessary 2 b performed on a persons whose drowned an whose body thereafter recovered? ?????

Answer

Yes. Ghusl is necessary. (al-Fatawa al-Hindiyyah, Vol:1, Pg: 158)

And Allah Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed
Checked by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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