Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
The Imam of the hadith scholars (rahimahullah) established from this hadith that the total wealth of Hazrat Mus‘ab and Hazrat Amir Hamzah (radi Allahu anhuma) was only this much.
There was only a single sheet for the shroud, so in such circumstances, all the wealth should be spent for this purpose.
There is a difference of opinion regarding whether, if the deceased is in debt, only enough of a shroud should be given to cover the private parts, or the entire body should be covered.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar has given preference to the view that the entire body should be covered and such a shroud should be provided.
Hazrat Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair (radi Allahu anhu) was a noble and eminent Qurayshi Companion. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had sent him to Madinah Sharif as a teacher of the Qur’an and a preacher of Islam even before the Hijrah.
Even before the Hijrah, he established the Friday prayer in Madinah, at a time when Madinah itself was just a village.
Before Islam, he was renowned among the Quraysh youth for his beauty, luxury, and adornment, but after embracing Islam, he became a perfect ascetic.
The noble verse of the Qur’an, “Men who fulfilled what they had promised Allah” (: al-Ahzab: 23)
was revealed concerning him.
He was martyred in the Battle of Uhud.
(radi Allahu anhu wa ardah)

Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has used the wording of a weak hadith as a chapter heading. Although its chain of transmission is weak, its content is correct, and therefore he has established it through an authentic narration, i.e., that the expenses of the shroud (kafan) should be covered from the deceased’s estate.
This includes all expenses such as the ritual bath (ghusl), perfume, purchase of the grave, labor for digging, and the cost of transportation to the burial site—all these are considered part of the shrouding expenses and should be fulfilled from the deceased’s capital.
If, after covering these expenses, something remains, then the deceased’s debts, etc., should be paid off, and then any bequest (wasiyyah) up to one-third of the wealth should be fulfilled.
After this, the remaining estate will be distributed among the heirs.

(2)
The relevance of the hadith to the chapter heading is as follows: the entire estate of Hazrat Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair and Hazrat Hamzah radi Allahu anhuma consisted of only a single sheet, which was used as their shroud.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not inquire whether they had any debts, etc.
The silence of the Lawgiver (Shari‘) at the time of necessity itself serves as evidence for this ruling, i.e., that the first priority from the deceased’s estate is the expenses of shrouding and burial.
If anything remains after this, then debts, etc., should be paid; otherwise, the entire estate should be spent on the expenses of shrouding and burial.
There is a difference of opinion regarding the following: if the deceased was indebted and the debt is so much that the entire wealth could be spent on its repayment, then how much cloth should be taken for the shroud? Is it sufficient to take enough to cover the private parts (satr), or should cloth be taken to cover the entire body? Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has given preference to the view that cloth should be purchased from the estate to cover the entire body.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/181)

(3)
Among us, the ignorant pay for recitations (Qul Khwani), the third, seventh, and fortieth day gatherings, as well as Qur’an recitation expenses, from the deceased’s wealth.
All these are innovations (bid‘at), and the adult participants in these practices are responsible for these expenses, because such acts are not among the rights of the deceased for which his wealth should be spent.
Similarly, sometimes someone is sent for Hajj or ‘Umrah at the expense of the deceased’s wealth.
This is also not correct.
However, if the heirs permit, then the remaining wealth may be used for the expenses of Hajj, etc.
And Allah knows best.

(4)
Among us, there is a custom that if a married woman passes away, the responsibility of providing her shroud falls upon her parents.
This is an ignorant custom that should be abolished; rather, the husband should fulfill such necessities, and the parents should not be burdened.