Bulugh al-Maram, 548
Hadith text · Matn
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ [1] .
English translation
Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When one of you is in charge of shrouding his brother, he should give him the best shroud he can (i.e. clean, covering the whole body, but not necessarily expensive as this is disliked.)” Related by Muslim.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 3, Hadith 16
- English Reference
- Book 3, Hadith 572