Sunan Abi Dawud · Funerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب كَيْفَ غُسْلُ الْمَيِّتِ
Chapter: How The Deceased Is To Be Washed.
6 hadith · references 3142–3147
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Abu Dawud · 3142اغْسِلْنَهَا ثَلَاثًا ، أَوْ خَمْسًا ، أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ ذَلِكَ ، بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ ، وَاجْعَلْنَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ كَافُورًا ، أَوْ شَيْئًا مِنْ كَافُورٍ ، فَإِذَا فَرَغْتُنَّ ، فَآذِنَّنِي ، فَلَمّNarrated Umm Atiyyah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came in when his daughter died, and he said: Wash her with water and lotus leaves three or five times or more than that if you think fit, and put camphor, or some camphor in7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3143حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ ، بِمَعْنَى الْإِسْنَادِ أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ زُرَيْعٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ أُخْتِهِ ، عَنْ أُمِّThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Umm Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: We braided her hair in three plaits.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3144حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ ، قَالَتْ : وَضَفَّرْنَا رَأْسَهَا ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُونٍ ، ثُمَّ أَلْThe above mentioned has also been transmitted by Umm Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators. This version has: we braided her hair in three plaits and placed them behind her back, one plait of the front side and 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3145ابْدَأْنَ بِمَيَامِنِهَا ، وَمَوَاضِعِ الْوُضُوءِ مِنْهَاNarrated Umm Atiyyah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them while washing her daughter: Begin with her right side, and the places where the ablution is performed.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3146حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ ، بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ ، زَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ حَفْصَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ بِنThe above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Umm Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators. This version has: (Wash her) seven times or more if you think fit.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3147حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْخُذُ الْغُسْلَ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ ، يَغْسِلُ بِالسِّدْرِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، وَالثَّالِNarrated Qatadah: Muhammad bin Sirin used to learn how to wash the dead from Umm Atiyyah: he would was with lotus leaves twice and with water and camphor for the third time.5 narrators