What Is The Ruling On Washing The Deceased? Is It Necessary To Unearth And Wash The Deceased Which Had Been Buried Without Being Washed?

What is the ruling on washing the deceased? Is it necessary to unearth and wash the deceased which had been buried without being washed?

It is fardh al-kifayah (communal obligation) to perform a Muslim’s funeral prayer after s/he is washed and enshrouded (Kasani, Bada’i, I, 300, 306 318; Mawsili, al-Ikhtiyar, I, 303, 310). When this duty is fulfilled by some Muslims, others become freed from its responsibility. A corpse that was buried without being washed for any reason is not unearthed to be washed after burial (Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, III, 145).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA