Hadith 546
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطَبَ يَوْمًا فَذَكَرَ رَجُلا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ قُبِضَ فَكُفِّنَ فِي غَيْرِ طَائِلٍ وَقُبِرَ لَيْلا ، فَزَجَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُقْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ، إِلا أَنْ يُضْطَرَّ إِنْسَانٌ إِلَى ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ " .
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned one of his companions in a sermon one day, who had passed away, and he was buried at night in a small shroud. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade and reproached burying at night until the funeral prayer had been performed over him (meaning that more people can participate in the funeral during the day), except if a person is compelled to do so. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "When any of you gives a shroud to his brother, he should give the best shroud."
