وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: { سَمِعْتُ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يَقُولُ:
"لَا تُغَالُوا فِي اَلْكَفَنِ, فَإِنَّهُ يُسْلُبُ سَرِيعًا" } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ 1 .1 - ضعيف. رواه أبو داود (3154).
‘AIi (RAA) narrated, ‘l heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “Do not be extravagant in shrouding (i.e. do not spend too much money on them) for it will decay quickly.” Related by Abu Dawud.
Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had each two martyrs of the battle of Uhud wrapped in one shroud, and then would ask, “Which one of them knew more of the Qur’An?” He would put that one (that was pointed out) first in the grave. They were not washed and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not offer a funeral prayer for them.’ Related by Al-Bukhari.
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا ; أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ لَهَا: { لَوْ مُتِّ قَبْلِي فَغَسَّلْتُكِ } اَلْحَدِيثَ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ, وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ حِبَّانَ 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه أحمد (6/228)، وابن ماجه (1465)، وفي"أ" : "لغسلتك".
A’ishah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to her, “If you die before me, I will wash you myself.” Related by Ahmad, Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه مسلم (943)، وأوله: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خطب يوما. فذكر رجلا من أصحابه قبض فكفن في كفن غير طائل، وقبر ليلا، فزجر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يقبر الرجل بالليل حتى يصلي عليه. إلا أن يضطر إنسان إلى ذلك، وقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: الحديث. وانظر رقم (593) الآتي.
Narrated Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When one of you is in charge of shrouding his brother, he should give him the best shroud he can (i.e. clean, covering the whole body, but not necessarily expensive as this is disliked.)” Related by Muslim.
