سنن ترمذي
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كتاب الجنائز عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Book on Jana\'iz (Funerals)
باب مِنْهُChapter: Ordering The Believer To Shroud His Brother With The Best
Hadith 995
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا وَلِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ " . وَفِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ، وقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ : قَالَ سَلَّامُ بْنُ أَبِي مُطِيعٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ : " وَلْيُحْسِنْ أَحَدُكُمْ كَفَنَ أَخِيهِ " ، قَالَ : هُوَ الصَّفَاءُ وَلَيْسَ بِالْمُرْتَفِعِ .
´Abu Qatadah narrated that:` The Messenger of Allah said: "When one of you shrouds his brother, then let him use the best of his shrouds."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
By "good shroud" is meant that it should be clean and pure.
It should be thick enough to conceal the body, large enough to cover the entire body, and of a moderate quality.
What is not meant is that it should be extremely fine or expensive.
By "good shroud" is meant that it should be clean and pure.
It should be thick enough to conceal the body, large enough to cover the entire body, and of a moderate quality.
What is not meant is that it should be extremely fine or expensive.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1474
