Whoever considers that washing is an act of worship, and the reward in it is due to the one who washes, he said, “The polytheist should not wash,” and whoever saw that washing the dead is cleansing, he said, “The polytheist should wash.”

The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, ordered his uncle Abu Talib to wash. < /p

He is a polytheist, and the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, ordered those killed to be buried in their clothes and not washed