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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who washes the dead should take a bath, and he who carries him should perform ablution.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 21, Hadith 73
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The Prophet (ﷺ) used to take a bath on account of sexual defilement, on Friday, for cupping and washing the dead.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 21, Hadith 72
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This has been abrogated. When Ahmad b. Hanbal was asked about a man taking a bath after his washing the dead, I heard him say: Ablution is sufficient for him.
Abu Dawud said: The narrator Abu Salih made a mention of the narrator Ishaq, the client of Za'idah between him and Abu Hurairah. He said: The tradition of Mus'ab is weak. It contains many things that are not practised.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 21, Hadith 74