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Islamic Laws ← THE OBLIGATION TO GIVE GHUSL, SHROUD (TAKFĪN), PRAY OVER, CAMPHORATE (TAḤNĪṬ), AND BURY (DAFN)
The guardian of a deceased person must not be a non‑bāligh child nor a person who is insane. Similarly, a person who is absent and cannot personally undertake the duties or instruct someone else to do them cannot be a guardian.