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كتاب الجنائز
The Book of Funerals
" إِذَا وَلِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحَسِّنْ كَفَنَهُ "
"Abu Az-Zubair told me that he heard Jabir say; 'The Messenger of Allah 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 rebuked (them) and said that no one should be buried at night unless constrained to do that. And the Messenger of Allah said: When one of you wants to takes care of his brother, let him shroud him well."'
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- Hadith 1894
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- Hadith 1896
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- Hadith 1893
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- Hadith 1897
"Wear white clothes for they are purer and better, and shroud your dead in them."'
- Hadith 1892
"And Hafsah said, from Umm 'Atiyyah: 'We put her hair in three braids."'
- Hadith 1898
"The Prophet was shrouded in three white Suhuli garments."