The Command to Wear White Garments — Sunan an-Nasa'i

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-BahlifromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromSa'id bin Abi 'ArubafromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromAbu Qalaba, 'Abdullah bin Zayd al-JarmifromSamra bin Jundub

Hadith text · Matn

‏ الْبَسُوا مِنْ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضَ فَإِنَّهَا أَطْهَرُ وَأَطْيَبُ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى لَمْ أَكْتُبْهُ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لِمَ قَالَ اسْتَغْنَيْتُ بِحَدِيثِ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ أَبِي شَبِيبٍ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Samurah that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) [ﷺ] said: "Wear white garments, for they are purer and better, and shroud your dead in them."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5323sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromHammad bin ZaydfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromAbu Qalaba, 'Abdullah bin Zayd al-JarmifromSamra bin Jundub

Hadith text · Matn

‏ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْبَيَاضِ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ فَلْيَلْبَسْهَا أَحْيَاؤُكُمْ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ خَيْرِ ثِيَابِكُمْ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Samurah said:

"The Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] said: 'You should wear white garments; dress your living ones in them, and shroud your dead in them, for they are among the best of your garments.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏