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Sahih Muslim 943 (Book 11, Hadith 63) #9333
Properly Shrouding the Deceased

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of properly shrouding a deceased person and offering funeral prayer for them.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: Allah's Messenger one day in the course of his sermon made mention of a person among his Companions who had died and had been wrapped in a shroud not long (enough to cover his whole body) and was buried during the night. The Apostle of Allah reprimanded (the audience) that a person was buried during the night (in a state that) funeral prayer could not be offered (over him by the Messenger of Allah). (And this is permissible only) when it becomes a dire necessity for a man. The Apostle of Allah also said: When any one of you shrouds his brother, he should shroud him well.
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ خَطَبَ يَوْمًا فَذَكَرَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ قُبِضَ فَكُفِّنَ فِي كَفَنٍ غَيْرِ طَائِلٍ وَقُبِرَ لَيْلاً فَزَجَرَ النَّبِيُّ أَنْ يُقْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُضْطَرَّ إِنْسَانٌ إِلَى ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحَسِّنْ كَفَنَهُ

TOPICS
shroud  *  prayer  *  necessity  *  kafan  *  aljanazah  *  darurah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respectfully bury your dead; Offer funeral prayers if possible; Uphold Islamic values even in difficult circumstances; Take care while shrouding your deceased loved ones

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of properly shrouding a deceased person and offering funeral prayer for them. It was narrated by Jabir b. 'Abdullah that Allah's Messenger mentioned in one of his sermons about a companion who died and was buried during the night without being shrouded properly, which is only permissible when it becomes a dire necessity for someone. The Prophet then reprimanded his audience, saying that when any one of you shrouds his brother, he should do so well. This hadith teaches us to take care in burying our dead with respect and dignity, as well as to offer funeral prayers for them if possible. It also reminds us to be mindful of our actions even when we are faced with difficult circumstances or dire necessities, as we should still strive to uphold Islamic values whenever possible.

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