<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) Description of the Prophet’s shroud.<br> 2) It is better to shroud the dead in white clothing, if possible; and neither a shirt nor a turban should be included in the shroud.<br> 3) It is permissible to wear black clothing, but without restricting that to a particular time or occasion, as people usually do in gatherings to mourn the dead or in formal ceremonies.<br> 4) There is an Islamic dispensation for a person who has put on leather socks or regular socks while in a state of ablution to wipe over them when he performs a new ablution. That is better than taking them off and washing his feet.<br> 5) It is permissible to assist someone with his ablution and to seek help from others for ablution.