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Answered by Sh. Mustafa Umar1 min read
If the child was born alive, for even a second, it is given a name, a bath, and buried like a person. If not, but the body was fully formed, then a proper bath must be given, then it is wrapped and buried. If the body was not fully formed then pour water over the incomplete body, wrap it, and bury it.
You may withdraw or withhold life sustaining care if the person is terminally ill with almost no chance of recovery and totally dependent on artificial means to survive.
Be patient and know that this is the will of Allah. Say “inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rājiʿūn”. Know that Allah will reward you if you pass this difficult test.
The human body is sacred in Islam, while alive and after death, Muslim or non-Muslim. Cutting up or tampering with a dead body is prohibited and considered dishonoring it. So unless there is a need, and proper protocols of covering the private parts are observed, it is not allowed. A case of genuine need is when the operation will help identify a criminal, when it is needed for medical research that cannot be accomplished through another method (though a similar objective can often be obtained by using animal or artificial bodies), or when forced by law, despite protest, to have it done.
Only males may bathe males and only females may bathe females, with the exception of your spouse and children under seven.