Hadith 22825

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ , أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبُرْدَةٍ مَنْسُوجَةٍ ، فِيهَا حَاشِيَتَاهَا ، قَالَ سَهْلٌ : وَهَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْبُرْدَةُ ؟ قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، هِيَ الشَّمْلَةُ , قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، نَسَجْتُ هَذِهِ بِيَدِي ، فَجِئْتُ بِهَا لِأَكْسُوَكَهَا فَأَخَذَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُحْتَاجًا إِلَيْهَا ، فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا ، وَإِنَّهَا لَإِزَارُهُ ، فَجَسَّهَا فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ رَجُلٌ سَمَّاهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذِهِ الْبُرْدَةَ ! اكْسُنِيهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " , فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ طَوَاهَا وَأَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ : وَاللَّهِ مَا أَحْسَنْتَ ، كُسِيَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُحْتَاجًا إِلَيْهَا ، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتَهُ إِيَّاهَا ، وَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَرُدُّ سَائِلًا ! فَقَالَ : وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي مَا سَأَلْتُهُ لِأَلْبَسَهَا ، وَلَكِنْ سَأَلْتُهُ إِيَّاهَا لِتَكُونَ كَفَنِي يَوْمَ أَمُوتُ " , قَالَ سَهْلٌ : فَكَانَتْ كَفَنَهُ يَوْمَ مَاتَ ".
It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman brought a woven sheet to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "which had a border on both sides." (Hazrat Sahl, may Allah be pleased with him, also described the sheet to the people) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have made this with my own hands and brought it to you so that you may wear it." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) needed it, so he accepted the sheet from her. After a short while, when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, that sheet was on his blessed body. A man, "whose name Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) had mentioned," touched it and said, "How excellent this sheet is! O Messenger of Allah! Please give it to me to wear." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Alright," went home, folded it, and sent it to that man. The people said to him, "By Allah! You did not do well. This sheet was given to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by someone, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also needed it, yet you asked him for it, even though you know that he never turns away a beggar empty-handed." He replied, "By Allah, I did not ask for this sheet to wear it, but I asked for it so that it may become my shroud at the time of my death." Thus, the day he passed away, that very sheet was his shroud.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 22825
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 1277