Reports on how many garments a boy is shrouded in

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: A child is to be shrouded in a piece of cloth (khirqah).

Al-Hasan said: A suckling child and a weaned child are to be shrouded in a piece of cloth (khirqah), and if he is older than that, he is to be shrouded in a shirt and two pieces of cloth.

Muhammad said regarding a miscarried fetus: If one wishes, it may be shrouded in three garments.

Muhammad said: (The deceased) is to be shrouded in whatever (cloth) is available.

Ata said: A child is to be shrouded in a piece of cloth (khirqah), even if he had begun to walk about.

Ibrahim said: A miscarried fetus is to be shrouded in a piece of cloth (khirqah).

Hammad said: A child is to be shrouded in a garment (any garment).

Ibrahim said: A child is to be shrouded in a head-covering, from which a shirt and a wrapping sheet are made.