Sunan an-Nasai

Hadith 1843

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Covering The Deceased

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Darussalam · Volume 3

21. The Book OfFunerals

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الحديث: 1842 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 11

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1843. Jâbir said: "My father was brought on the day of Uhud and he had been mutilated. He was placed in front of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, covered with a cloth. I wanted to uncover him but my people forbade me to do so. The Prophet ﷺ ordered that he be lifted up, and when he was lifted up, he heard the voice of a woman weeping. He said: 'Who is this?' They said: 'This is the daughter of 'Amr, or the sister of 'Amr.' He said: 'Do not weep,' or 'She should not weep, for the angels kept on shading him with their wings until he was lifted up.'" (Sahih)

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1842 - أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ: جِيءَ بَأبِي يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَقَدْ مُثِّلَ بِهِ، فَوُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ سُجِّيَ بِثَوْبٍ، فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَكْشِفَ عَنْهُ، فَنَهَانِي قَوْمِي، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرُفِعَ، فَلَمَّا رُفِعَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ بَاكِيَةٍ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ هَذِهِ؟» فَقَالُوا: هَذِهِ بِنْتُ عَمْرٍو أَوْ أُخْتُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: «فَلَا تَبْكِي أَوْ فَلِمَ تَبْكِي مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رُفِعَ»

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The deceased should be covered with a piece of cloth after death, so that if any change in his face, etc., has taken place due to the severity of death, it could be concealed from people's view.