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Sahih al-Bukhari 1261 (Book 23, Hadith 22) #1214
Washing and Shrouding of the Dead

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave instructions on how to wash and shroud a dead daughter.

Narrated Ibn Seereen: Um 'Atiyya (an Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet ) came to Basra to visit her son, but she could not find him. She narrated to us, "The Prophet came to us while we were giving bath to his (dead) daughter, he said: 'Wash her three times, five times or more, if you think it necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor, and when you finish, notify me'. " Um 'Atiyya added, "After finishing, we informed him and he gave us his waist sheet and told us to shroud her in it and did not say more than that".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَنَّ أَيُّوبَ، أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ سِيرِينَ، يَقُولُ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ مِنَ اللاَّتِي بَايَعْنَ، قَدِمَتِ الْبِصْرَةَ، تُبَادِرُ ابْنًا لَهَا فَلَمْ تُدْرِكْهُ ـ فَحَدَّثَتْنَا قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ وَنَحْنُ نَغْسِلُ ابْنَتَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اغْسِلْنَهَا ثَلاَثًا أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ ذَلِكَ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ، وَاجْعَلْنَ فِي الآخِرَةِ كَافُورًا، فَإِذَا فَرَغْتُنَّ فَآذِنَّنِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا أَلْقَى إِلَيْنَا حَقْوَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَشْعِرْنَهَا إِيَّاهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، وَلاَ أَدْرِي أَىُّ بَنَاتِهِ‏.‏ وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ الإِشْعَارَ الْفُفْنَهَا فِيهِ، وَكَذَلِكَ كَانَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تُشْعَرَ وَلاَ تُؤْزَرَ‏.‏

TOPICS
washing  *  shrouding  *  dead  *  instructions  *  muhammad  *  atiyya

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow instructions from our beloved prophet even in difficult situations such as death of a loved one . Respect those who have passed away .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Ibn Seereen tells us about the instructions given by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ regarding washing and shrouding a dead daughter. Um 'Atiyya was an Ansari woman who gave her pledge of allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ. She came to Basra to visit her son but could not find him. She then narrated that when they were giving bath to his dead daughter, the Prophet ﷺ instructed them to wash her three times or five times or more if necessary with water and Sidr, and lastly put camphor on her body before notifying him. After finishing this process, they informed him and he gave them his waist sheet for shrouding his daughter in it without saying anything else. This hadith teaches us about respecting those who have passed away as well as following instructions from our beloved prophet ﷺ even in difficult situations such as death of a loved one.

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