Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Janaiz (Funerals)

16- بَابُ هَلْ يُجْعَلُ شَعَرُ الْمَرْأَةِ ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ:

(16) Chapter. To entwine the head-hair of a (dead) woman in three braids.

1 hadith · references 1262–1262

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Bukhari · 1262ضَفَرْنَا شَعَرَ بِنْتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , تَعْنِي ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُونٍWe entwined the hair of the dead daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) into three braids. Waki said that Sufyan said, "One braid was entwined in front and the other two were entwined on the sides of the head."5 narrators