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What Has Been Related About Using Musk When Washing The Dead

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Darussalam · Volume 2

8. The Chapters On Janā'iz From The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ

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الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 307

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992. Abū Sa'eed narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was asked about musk and he said: "It is the best of your perfumes." (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge. It is the view of Aḥmad and Ishāq. Some of the people of knowledge disliked using musk for the dead. He said: Al-Mustamirr bin Ar-Rayyān also reported it from Abū Naṣrah, from Abū Sa'eed, from the Prophet ﷺ. 'Ali said: "Yaḥya bin Sa'eed said: 'Al-Mustamirr bin Ar-Rayyān is trustworthy.' Yaḥya said: 'Khulaid bin Ja'far is trustworthy.'"[1]

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٩٩٢ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبِي ، عَنْ ‌شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ ‌خُلَيْدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي سَعِيدٍ «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمِسْكِ فَقَالَ: هُوَ أَطْيَبُ طِيبِكُمْ». هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ، وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ. وَقَدْ كَرِهَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ الْمِسْكَ لِلْمَيِّتِ. وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ الْمُسْتَمِرُّ بْنُ الرَّيَّانِ أَيْضًا عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ؛ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَ عَلِيٌّ: قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ: الْمُسْتَمِرُّ بْنُ الرَّيَّانِ ثِقَةٌ، خُلَيْدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثِقَةٌ.

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Perfuming the deceased is Sunnah and musk is the best perfume. Its use is lawful and approved. If camphor is available it should be preferred.