kafan for the deceased

- minimimum 1 thawb
- for completeness

• 3 lafaif for males
• 1 qomis + 1 himar + 1 Izar + 2 lafaif for females

- a deceased slave women follows the female for the above

- the deceased has a right to be given "completeness" unless

• he has a wasiyya that he wants to cover only his aurat
• a creditor lay a claim on the deceased of 2 kain (deceased will be left with 1 thawb)

- the deceased who have a wassiya of requesting more than the completeness can be declined by the ahli waris

- the person in ihram cannot cover the head (for males) or face (for females)

Question: Should we use old/new cloth for the kafan?
Rasulullah (s) used new kafan while Sayyidina Abu Bakr used old kafan. In the mazhab of Imam syafi'ie, it is sunnah to use new kafan. But there are opinions that say old kafan because Sayyidina Abu Bakr said the new is for the living.