Issue 47: It is obligatory to perform the ritual washing (ghusl) for a deceased Muslim or someone treated as a Muslim, even for a miscarried fetus if it is at least four lunar months old. In fact, the obligatory precaution is that even if the fetus is less than four lunar months but its body is fully formed, it should be given the ritual washing. The deceased should first be washed with water mixed with lotus leaves (sidr), then with water mixed with camphor, and finally with pure water. For more details, refer to Islamic Laws.