Hadith 530
حَدَّثَنِي حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لِأَهْلِهَا :
" أَجْمِرُوا ثِيَابِي إِذَا مِتُّ ثُمَّ حَنِّطُونِي ، وَلَا تَذُرُّوا عَلَى كَفَنِي حِنَاطًا وَلَا تَتْبَعُونِي بِنَارٍ "
Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) said to her family: When I die, scent my clothes with perfume, then apply perfume to my body, but do not sprinkle it on my shroud, and do not keep fire with my funeral procession.
Hadith 531
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade that fire be kept with his funeral procession.
Yahya said: I heard that Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) also disliked this action.