Reports on how many times the deceased is washed, and what is put in the water used

Sayyidah Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We were washing his daughter when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: "Wash her three or five times, or more than that if you see fit, with water and lote-tree leaves (sidr), and at the end apply camphor or a little camphor to her. When you have finished washing her, call me." The narrator said: When we finished, we called him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us his waist-wrapper and said: "Shroud her in it."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when Sayyidah Zaynab, the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), passed away, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Wash her an odd number of times, three or five, and at the end apply camphor or a little camphor. When you have completed the washing, inform me." When we had completed the washing, we informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us his waist-wrapper and said: "Shroud her in it."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and al-Hasan said: The deceased is to be washed three times: once with water and lote-tree leaves (sidr), once with pure water, and once with water and camphor.

Ibrahim said: The deceased is to be washed three times, and the middle washing (the second time) is to be done with lote-tree leaves (sidr).

Ibrahim said: The deceased is to be washed three times, with lote-tree leaves (sidr) and water.

Ibrahim said: The deceased is (first of all) to be given the ablution of prayer, except for his feet (they are not to be washed). Then water is to be poured from the side of his head, and a hand is to be passed over his belly so that if there is anything in the belly it comes out. Then he is to be left (for a while) so that he dries, then he is to be washed a second and a third time, and his clothes are to be perfumed with incense (of aloes-wood and the like) three times.

Ibrahim said: The one washing the deceased is to sit after each washing for as long as it takes to rest.

Ibrahim said: The deceased is not to be made to rinse his mouth or have water put in his nose. Rather, a clean piece of cloth is to be taken and his mouth and nose wiped clean with it.

Abu Tamimah al-Hujaymi said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him): "Wash Daniyal (peace be upon him) with lote-tree leaves (sidr) and water of sweet basil."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him this instruction: "O my son! When I die, wash me with water, then dry my body with a cloth, then wash me a second time with pure water, then dry me with a cloth. Then when you dress me in the garments (the shroud), put the waist-wrapper on me as well."

Al-Hasan said: The deceased is to be washed the first time with pure water, the second time with water and lote-tree leaves (sidr), and the third time with water and camphor. Then camphor is to be taken and placed on the places of the deceased's prostration.

When Abu Qilabah washed a deceased person, he would order lote-tree leaves (sidr), and it would be strained through a cloth; the deceased would be washed with its clear water, and its residue would be thrown away.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the final time of Adam came, he ordered his sons to bring him fruits of Paradise. So they went, and when they met the angels, the angels said: "Go back; Allah Almighty has ordered that the soul of your father be taken." The angels returned with them and took his soul, and they brought with them the shroud and the embalming perfume, and said to his sons: "Be present with him, wash him, shroud him, apply perfume to him and pray over him." Then they said: "O children of Adam! This is a practice (sunnah) among you."

Hakim bin Jabir al-Ahmasi said: When Sayyiduna al-Ash'ath bin Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, his daughter was the wife of Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When you have washed him, do not shroud him without informing me." We informed him, and he gave him ablution with perfume.

Ibrahim said: When washing the deceased, after the ablution one begins with the head.

Ibrahim said: First the deceased is to be given the ablution of prayer with water, then he is to be washed with water and lote-tree leaves (sidr), and then he is to be washed with water.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Camphor is to be applied to the places of prostration of the deceased.