Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever washes a deceased person and keeps his matter concealed, Allah Almighty forgives forty of that person's major sins. And whoever digs a grave for his brother until he buries him in it, it is as if he has provided him a dwelling until the time he is raised again."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 4068
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 1347، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 929»