سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجنائزFunerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب كَيْفَ غُسْلُ الْمَيِّتِChapter: How The Deceased Is To Be Washed.
Hadith 3147
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْخُذُ الْغُسْلَ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ ، يَغْسِلُ بِالسِّدْرِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، وَالثَّالِثَةَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالْكَافُورِ .
Narrated Qatadah: Muhammad bin Sirin used to learn how to wash the dead from Umm Atiyyah: he would was with lotus leaves twice and with water and camphor for the third time.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The matter of giving the ritual bath (ghusl) to the deceased holds great importance.
Therefore, scholars should teach students, young people, and also women in households.
And giving the ritual bath (ghusl) to the deceased is not a trivial task.
Rather, it is a great service to a Muslim and an act of immense reward and merit.
The matter of giving the ritual bath (ghusl) to the deceased holds great importance.
Therefore, scholars should teach students, young people, and also women in households.
And giving the ritual bath (ghusl) to the deceased is not a trivial task.
Rather, it is a great service to a Muslim and an act of immense reward and merit.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3147
