1 — The Shroud of the Prophet ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was shrouded in three white cloths without a shirt or turban.
(Bukhari 1264, Muslim 941)
2 — Shrouding a Deceased in Ihram
Ibn ʿAbbās (رضي الله عنهما) reported:
A man in a state of ihram had his neck broken by his camel. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Wash him with water and lotus leaves, shroud him in his two garments, and do not cover his head or face, for he will be resurrected on the Day of Judgment saying the talbiyah.”
(Bukhari 1265, Muslim 1206)
An-Nasa’i adds: They were the same two garments he had worn for ihram.
3 — Limited Shroud for Musʿab ibn ʿUmayr (رضي الله عنه)
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf (رضي الله عنه) reported: Musʿab ibn ʿUmayr (رضي الله عنه) was martyred and only one sheet could be found for his shroud.
(Bukhari 1276)
4 — Covering with Grass When Shroud is Short
Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt (رضي الله عنه) said:
Musʿab’s sheet was short; when his head was covered, his feet were exposed, and when his feet were covered, his head was exposed. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Cover his head and place grass over his feet.”
(Bukhari 1277, Muslim 940)
5 — Shrouding the Martyrs of Uhud in Their Own Clothes
Jābir ibn ʿAbdullah (رضي الله عنه) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ shrouded the martyrs of Uhud in pairs in a single garment, buried them in their blood-stained clothes, and did not wash them or pray over them.
(Bukhari 1343)
6 — Encouraging Good Quality Shrouds
Jābir ibn ʿAbdullah (رضي الله عنه) said:
During a sermon, the Prophet ﷺ mentioned a man buried at night in a light shroud, expressed displeasure, and said:
“When you shroud your brother, shroud him well.”
(Muslim 943)
7 — White Cloth is Best for Shroud
Ibn ʿAbbās (رضي الله عنهما) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Wear white clothes, for they are your best garments, and shroud your dead in them.”
(Abu Dawood 4061)
8 — Using Old Clothes for Shroud
ʿĀ’ishah (رضي الله عنها) said:
Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) instructed:
“Wash my clothes and shroud me in my old garments, for the living are more in need of new clothes than the dead.”
(Bukhari 1387)
9 — Preparing One’s Shroud Before Death
Sahl ibn Saʿd (رضي الله عنه) narrated:
A woman brought a bordered cloak as a gift to the Prophet ﷺ, which he used as an izār (lower garment).
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf (رضي الله عنه) requested it, and the Prophet ﷺ gave it to him.
When others remarked that the Prophet ﷺ needed it, he replied:
“I only asked for it to be my shroud.”
It became his shroud upon death.
(Bukhari 1277)
10 — Shroud for the One Who Dies in Ihram
In the case of the muḥrim who dies, the instruction is clear:
- Wash with water and lotus leaves
- Use his own ihram garments
- Do not cover head or face
- He will be resurrected reciting the talbiyah
(Bukhari 1265, Muslim 1206)
