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What Was Narrated Concerning What Is Recommended in Shrouding

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Darussalam · Volume 2

6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding Funerals

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الحديث: 1472 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 473

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1472. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbâs that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The best of your garments are those which are white, so shroud your dead in them, and wear them." (Hasan)

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1472 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ الْمَكِّيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «خَيْرُ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضُ، فَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ، وَالْبَسُوهَا»

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  1. 1

    [1] Suhoul is a town in Yemen.

  2. 2

    [2] Normally referring to an outfit with two pieces from the same cloth.

Commentary

It is best to use a white shroud; however any light colored cloth can be used. As the Prophet ﷺ said: "When one you of dies. Let him be shrouded in a striped cloth, if it is possible for him to afford." (Sunan Abu Dāwūd: 3150)