Reports on how many garments the deceased is shrouded in

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in three Yemeni garments; there was no shirt or turban among them (in the shroud). The narrator said: We said to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): The people claim that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in a hibarah (striped Yemeni) cloak. She said: A hibarah cloak was indeed brought, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) was not shrouded in it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in three garments: one was his shirt in which he died, and (the other two were) a Najrani hullah of his, two matching garments.

Abu Ishaq said: I passed by one of the gatherings of Banu Abd al-Muttalib and asked them: In how many garments was he (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded? They said: In three garments, among which there was no shirt, no qaba' (outer coat) and no turban.

Ja'far narrates from his father: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in two Suhari garments and a hibarah (striped Yemeni) cloak. He said: My father left instructions with me to do the same (for him).

Mansur said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in a red hullah (sheet) and a garment dyed with red ochre.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the time of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) drew near, he said: "In how many garments was he (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded?" I said: "In three Yemeni (Suhuli) sheets (garments)." He looked at a worn-out garment he had on and said: "Wash this and add two more garments to it." I said: "Rather, we will buy new garments for you." He said: "The living are more entitled to new garments; this is only for the pus of the dead."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "In how many garments did you shroud the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" I said: "In three garments." He said: "Wash these two garments of mine and buy one more garment from the market." I said: "We are well-off (we can get a new garment for you)." He said: "O my daughter, the living are more entitled to a new garment than the dead; this shroud is only for the pus and blood of the dead."

Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim narrates from his father (al-Qasim): Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was shrouded in two Suhuli (Yemeni) garments and a cloak of his dyed with red ochre, which he had ordered to be washed.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was shrouded in three garments.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man is to be shrouded in three garments, and one should not go beyond the limits; indeed Allah Almighty does not love those who transgress.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Shroud me in three garments and wrap them around me."

Amr bin Harim said: Jabir bin Zayd was asked: In how many garments is the deceased to be shrouded? He said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: In one garment, three garments or five garments (all are permissible).

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Shroud me in these two garments of mine" - two worn-out garments that he had on.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The deceased is to be shrouded in three garments: a shirt, a waist-wrapper (izar) and a wrapping sheet (lifafah).

Nafi' said: When Waqid bin Abdullah passed away, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) shrouded him in five garments: a shirt, three wrapping sheets and a turban.

Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father: Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) was shrouded in one garment.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) in one garment, and that garment was a namirah (a cloak striped in white and other colours).

Hisham narrates from his father: On the day of Uhud, Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) came with two garments in order to shroud Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) in them. He said: One garment was larger than the other. He said: She found beside Sayyiduna Hamzah the body of a man from the Ansar, so she cast lots between the two of them; the one whose lot came out was shrouded in the larger garment, and the other in the remaining garment.

Suwayd said: The man and the woman are both to be shrouded in two garments.

Suwayd said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was shrouded in two garments.

Ghunaym bin Qays said: We used to shroud (the dead) in two, three and four garments.

Sayyiduna Abu Usayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the grave of Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him). The shrouding sheet (namirah, which was striped in white and other colours) was pulled towards his head and his feet were uncovered; when it was put over his feet, his head was uncovered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Put this shroud over his head and put leaves of the harmal plant over his feet."

Jabir bin Zayd said: No cloth is to be tied around the head of the deceased (like a turban).

Sayyiduna Khabbab bin al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We emigrated with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the path of Allah, seeking the pleasure of Allah, so our reward became due upon Allah. He said: Some of us passed away without having consumed anything of their reward (in this world). Among them was Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him), who was martyred at the Battle of Uhud. We found nothing in which to shroud him except one cloth (namirah); when we put it towards his head, his feet were uncovered, and when we put it towards his feet, his head was uncovered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Place it towards his head and put idhkhir leaves over his feet." And he said: Among us are also those whose fruit has ripened, and they are picking it.

Abdullah bin Abi Bakr narrates from his father: My father left instructions that he be shrouded in three garments, wrapped one over the other.

Ibrahim said: A man is to be shrouded in three garments: a shirt, a waist-wrapper (izar) and a wrapping sheet (lifafah).

Al-Sha'bi said: No cloth is to be tied around the head of the deceased.

Ata said: The deceased is to be shrouded in two garments.

Ibn Sirin liked the deceased to be shrouded in a shirt that has buttons and sleeves, like (the shirt of) the living.

Ali bin Husayn said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in three garments, one of which was a hibarah (striped Yemeni) cloak.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was covered with a hibarah (striped Yemeni) cloak. In his (al-Zuhri's) view, this confirmed the statement of Ali bin Husayn.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in three garments, one of which was a Yemeni cloak.

Hisham bin Urwah said that several of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were shrouded in a single garment.

Hisham narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) was shrouded in one garment.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that when the time of death of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) drew near, he said: "When I die, wash these two garments of mine and shroud me in them, for the living are more in need of new clothes than the dead."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The deceased is not to be shrouded in fewer than three garments, for whoever is able (to afford it).

Abu al-Aliyah said that Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) was shrouded in one garment.

Suwayd said: Do not shroud me in anything but two garments.

Abdullah bin Qays bin Abbad narrates from his father that his father left this instruction: "Shroud me in my two cloaks of 'asb (Yemeni dyed-yarn cloth), and cover my bier with my white garment in which I used to pray."

Al-Hasan said that Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) was shrouded in five garments.