But he was still a Jew, with Jewish customs, if he had lost the Jewish faith, and it was one of the customs of the Jews that a body should be buried within twenty-four hours, at farthest, from the time of death.

He must do something immediately.

Some help must be summoned.

What help could it be?
It was useless to think of the Muslimeen.

No believer would lend a hand to dig a grave for an unbeliever, or to make apparel for his dead.