Must one wash hands if he was not within four Amos of the corpse?
One is not required to wash hands after a funeral unless he was within four Amos of the corpse.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1">[1]</a> Nevertheless, the custom today is to wash hands upon attending a funeral even if one was not within four Amos of the corpse.<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2">[2]</a>
<a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1">[1]</a> Migdal Oz [Yaavetz] brought in Ketzos Hashulchan supplements 1 p. 82; Peri Megadim 4 A”A 21; Poskim in Kaf Hachaim 4:77; Piskeiy Teshuvos 4 footnote 239; Nitei Gavriel 70:1 [However Tzaruch Iyun if the P”M was referring to a funeral or only one who is near a corpse]
<a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2">[2]</a> Ishkavta Direbbe p. 107; Nitei Gavriel 70:1 in name of a number of Poskim; See Piskeiy Teshuvos 4 footnote 239 in name of Chazon Ish

Shulchan Aruch HaRav | ❓Must one wash hands if he was not within four Amos of the corpse?

Must one wash hands if he was not within four Amos of the corpse? One is not required to wash hands after a funeral unless he was within four Amos of the corpse.[1] Nevertheless, the custom today is to wash hands upon attending a funeral even if one was not