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Sahih Muslim 939a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) came to us when we were bathing his daughter, and he told us: Wash her with water and (with the leaves of) the lote tree, three or five times, or…

Umm Ammarah Nasaybahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ

قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ نَغْسِلُ ابْنَتَهُ فَقَالَ: «اغْسِلْنَهَا ثَلَاثًا أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ ذَلِكَ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ وَاجْعَلْنَ فِي الآخِرَةِ كَافُورًا أَوْ شَيْئًا مِنْ كَافُورٍ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتُنَّ فَآذِنَّنِي». فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا آذَنَّاهُ فَأَلْقَى إِلَيْنَا حِقْوَهُ فَقَالَ: «أَشْعِرْنَهَا إِيَّاهُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) came to us when we were bathing his daughter, and he told us: Wash her with water and (with the leaves of) the lote tree, three or five times, or more than that if you think fit, and put camphor or something like camphor in the last washing; then inform me when you have finished. So when we had finished, we informed him, and he gave to us his (own) under-garment saying: “ Put it next her body.”

আবদুল মালিক ইবনু শু'আয়ব ইবনু লায়স (রহঃ) ..... নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম-এর স্ত্রী আয়িশাহ (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, [রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম এর অসুস্থকালীন অনুপস্থিতিতে আবূ বকর (রাযিঃ)-কে ইমাম নিযুক্ত করার ব্যাপারে] আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম-এর সাথে বারবার কথা কাটাকাটি করেছি।

কোন লোক অধিকাংশ সময় তার স্থলাভিষিক্ত হোক এ উদ্দেশে আমি কথা কাটাকাটি করিনি। আমার ধারণা ছিল যে, যে ব্যক্তি তার স্থলাভিষিক্ত হবে তাকে লোকেরা ভালবাসবে না এবং তাকে তারা অশুভ কুলক্ষণ বলে মনে করবে। সুতরাং আমি চেয়েছিলাম যে, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম আবূ বকর (রাযিঃ)-কে তার স্থলাভিষিক্ত করা থেকে যেন বিরত থাকেন।

۔ عبید اللہ بن عبد اللہ بن عتبہ بن مسعود نے خبر دی کہ نبیﷺ کی زوجہ حضرت عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے کہا کہ میں نے ( حضرت ابو بکر ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ کو امام بنانے کے ) اس معاملے میں رسول اللہ ﷺ سے بار بار بات کی ۔ میں نے اتنی بار آپ سے صرف اس لیے رجوع کیا کہ میرے دل میں یہ بات بیٹھتی نہ تھی کہ لوگ آپ کے بعد کبھی اس شخص سے محبت کریں گے جو آپ کا قائم مقام ہو گا اور اس کے برعکس میرا خیال یہ تھا کہ آپ کی جگہ پر جو شخص بھی کھڑا ہو گا لوگ اسے برا ( برے شگون کا حامل ) سمجھیں گے ، اس لیے میں چاہتی تھی کہ رسول اللہﷺ امامت ( کی ذمہ داری ) ابو بکر سے ہٹا دیں ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdul Malik bin Syu'aib bin al-Laits] telah menceritakan kepadaku [bapakku] dari [kakekku], telah menceritakan kepadaku [Uqail bin Khalid] dia berkata, berkata [Ibnu Syihab], telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah bin Mas'ud] bahwa [Aisyah], istri Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam berkata, "Sungguh aku telah kembali mengunjungi Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pada waktu tersebut.

Tidak ada yang membawaku untuk sering mengunjungi Rasulullah melainkan karena tidak terdetik dalam hatiku bahwa manusia akan mencintai pemimpin setelah meninggalnya beliau yang dapat menggantikan kedudukannya selamanya, dan bila tidak demikian, karena aku menduga bahwa tidaklah seseorang menggantikan kedudukannya melainkan manusia akan merasa bosan dengannya.

Maka aku ingin agar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam melimpahkan (kursi kepemimpinan) itu kepada Abu Bakar

Bize Abdülmelik b. Şüayb b. Leys rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bana babam, dedemden rivayet etti. (Demiş ki): Bana Ukayl b. Hâlid rivayet etti. Dediki: İbni Şîhâb şunu söyledi: Bana Ubeydullah b. Abdillah b. Utbetü'bnü Mes'ud haber verdi ki, Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in zevcesi Aişe şöyle demiş: — «Vallahi Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'e bu hususta Ebu Bekir'in imam olmaması hususunda müracaatta bulundum.

Beni ona çok müracâata sevk eden yegâne sebeb, Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in makamına geçecek kimseyi halkın ebediyen sevebileceğini havsalamın kabul etmemesi ve onun yerine geçen zâtı halkın uğursuz sayacakları fikrinde olmamdır. İşte bunun için ben Resulullah (Sallallahu Ateyhî ve Sellem)'in Ebu Bekir'den vazgeçmesini istedim.»

Sahih Muslim 939a, Book 11, The Book of Prayer - Funerals, Hadith 46. 1 min read

What it means

Zaynab, the daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ), passed away. The Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon the women who were to wash her and said to them: Wash her with water and lote leaves an odd number of times—three, or five, or more if needed—and in the final wash, add some camphor. When you finish, inform me. When they finished washing her, they informed him.

He then gave his lower garment to the women who washed her and said: Wrap her in it, and make it the garment closest to her body. Then her hair was braided into three plaits.

What it teaches

  • The washing of a deceased Muslim is obligatory, and it is a communal duty.
  • A woman is only to be washed by women, and a man only by men—except in the cases of a wife with her husband and a female slave with her master, for each of them may wash the other.
  • The washing should be done three times; if that is not sufficient, then five times; and if still not sufficient, more may be added as needed, according to what is beneficial and necessary. Afterward, if any impurities come out of the body, the place from which the filth exits should be sealed.
  • The one performing the washing should make the number of washings odd—three, five, or seven.
  • As-Sindi said: This Hadīth indicates that there is no fixed number of washings for the deceased; rather, what is required is cleanliness, but the odd number should be observed.
  • Lote leaves should be used with the water, because they cleanse and firm up the body of the deceased.
  • The deceased should be perfumed during the final washing, so that the scent is not washed away by water. The perfume should be camphor, because—in addition to its pleasant fragrance—it firms up the body and helps prevent it from decaying quickly.
  • The washing should begin with the honored parts of the body, namely, the right sides and the body parts required in ablution.
  • It is recommended to comb the hair of a deceased woman, braid it into three plaits, and place them behind her.
  • It is permissible to cooperate in washing the deceased, but none should be present except those who are needed.
  • Seeking blessings through the belongings of the Prophet (ﷺ), such as his clothing, is permissible—but this is something unique to him and does not extend to other scholars or righteous people, because such matters are based on religious texts. The Companions never practiced this with anyone other than him, for doing so with others would lead to Shirk (polytheism) and be a source of trial for the one whom people seek blessing through.
  • It is permissible to delegate a trustworthy person to carry out a task he has been entrusted with, provided he is qualified for such delegation.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn Yahya an-NaysaburiTold us, Fourth generation, died 226 AH
  3. 3Yazid ibn ZurayInformed us, Third generation, died 182 AH
  4. 4Ayyub as-SakhtiyaniFrom, Successor, died 130 AH
  5. 5Muhammad ibn SirinFrom, Successor, died 110 AH
  6. 6Umm Ammarah NasaybahFrom, Companion, died 70 AH

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