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Bulugh al-Maram 656

“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.

Jabirnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
2names in the chain
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وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ رضى الله عنه

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -«إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ»

“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.

Bulugh al-Maram 656, Book 3, Funerals, Hadith 16. 1 min read
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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

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Who passed it on, from Ibn Hajar back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn HajarCompiler, died 852 AH
  2. 2جَابِرٍFrom

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