Sunnan
an-Nasai

سنن النسائي

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The Book of Funerals

كتاب الجنائز

 

Chapter 38: Which Shroud Is Better?

باب أَىُّ الْكَفَنِ خَيْرٌ ‏‏

Sunnan an-Nasai 1896

It was narrated that Ibn Juraij sad

"Abu Az-Zubair told me that he heard Jabir say: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a speech and mentioned a man among his Companions who had died. He had been buried at night and wrapped in a shroud that was not sufficient. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reduced (them) and said that no one should be buried at night unless constrained to do that. And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you wants to takes care of his brother, let him shroud him well."'

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ الْبَسُوا مِنْ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضَ فَإِنَّهَا أَطْهَرُ وَأَطْيَبُ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Grade: Sahih Darussalam