Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib says that if a woman dies among men and there is no other woman with them, then the men will perform tayammum on her with earth and will not give her a bath. And if a man dies among women, the same should be done.

Hazrat Hammad says that he should perform tayammum with clean earth, and the ruling for a man is the same.

Hazrat Abu Salamah was asked: What if a man dies among women? He replied: His wife should give him the ritual bath. And if he does not have a wife, then tayammum should be performed for him. And if a woman dies among men and there is no woman with them, then her husband should give her the ritual bath. If there is no husband, then women of the People of the Book should pour water over her and give her the ritual bath.

Hazrat Ata says that if a woman dies among men, he says that the men will pour water over her and then bury her, and if a man dies among women, then those women will pour water over him and bury him.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that if a woman dies among men, he says: She will be immersed in water.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaddad that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq had made a will to Hazrat Asma bint Umais that she should give him the funeral bath.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abi Mulaika that when the time of death of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq approached, he advised Hazrat Asma bint Umais to give him the ritual bath. She was observing a voluntary fast at that time. He instructed her to break her fast.

Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid had instructed in his will that his wife should give him the ritual bath (ghusl).

Hazrat Abdullah bin Yasar narrates that I heard from Hazrat Sulaiman bin Musa, he said: She will give him the bath.

Hazrat Sufyan and Hazrat Hammad state that the husband and wife, each of them, can give ghusl (ritual bath) to the other.