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(Book 16, Hadith 6) #35577
The Living Have Greater Need of New Things Than The Dead

SUMMARY: Abu Bakr as-Siddiq asked A'isha how many shrouds the Prophet Muhammad had and she replied three. He then requested to be shrouded in one of his garments with two other garments, explaining that the living have greater need of the new than the dead.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said that he had heard that when Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was ill he asked A'isha, "How many shrouds did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, have?" and she replied, "Three pure white cotton garments". Abu Bakr said, "Take this garment (a garment he was wearing on which red clay or saffron had fallen) and wash it. Then shroud me in it with two other garments". A'isha said, "Why's that?", and Abu Bakr replied, "The living have greater need of the new than the dead. This is only for the body fluids that come out as the body decays".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ، قَالَ لِعَائِشَةَ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ فِي كَمْ كُفِّنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَتْ فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَثْوَابٍ بِيضٍ سَحُولِيَّةٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خُذُوا هَذَا الثَّوْبَ - لِثَوْبٍ عَلَيْهِ قَدْ أَصَابَهُ مِشْقٌ أَوْ زَعْفَرَانٌ - فَاغْسِلُوهُ ثُمَّ كَفِّنُونِي فِيهِ مَعَ ثَوْبَيْنِ آخَرَيْنِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَمَا هَذَا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَىُّ أَحْوَجُ إِلَى الْجَدِيدِ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَإِنَّمَا هَذَا لِلْمُهْلَةِ

TOPICS
shrouds  *  decaying  *  necessity  *  kafan  *  infaq  *  darurah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize your needs while you're alive

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a conversation between Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and A'isha regarding shrouding when he was ill. When asked how many shrouds the Prophet Muhammad had, A'isha replied three pure white cotton garments. Abu Bakr then requested to be shrouded in one of his garments with two other garments because he believed that those who are alive have greater need for new things than those who are dead. This teaches us that we should prioritize our needs while we are alive and not wait until it is too late to take care of them. We should also remember that even though it may seem like something small or insignificant at first glance, it can still be important and necessary for us in our lives.

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