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994. Ibn 'Abbās narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Wear the white among your garments, for indeed they are among the best of your garments; and shroud your dead in them." (Hasan)
There are narrations on this topic from Samurah, Ibn 'Umar and 'Aishah.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Ibn 'Abbās is a Hasan Sahih Hadīth. The people of knowledge consider
this recommended. Ibn Al-Mubārak said: "I prefer that he be shrouded in the clothing that he performed Salāt in." Aḥmad and Iṣhāq said: "The clothing that is recommended to us – to be shrouded it – is the white (clothing), and the best of shrouds is recommended."[1]
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It is unanimously agreed that white cloth is recommended for shrouding.(Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi, v. 2, p. 133)
