Volume 2, Book 23, Number 353:
Narrated Um ‘Atiyya:
One of the daughters of the Prophet expired and he came to us and said, “Wash her with Sidr (wa –
ter) for odd number of times, i.e. three, five or more, if you think it necessary, and in the last, put
camphor or (some camphor on her), and when you finish, notify me.” So when we finished we in –
formed him. He gave his waist-sheet to us (to shroud her). We entwined the hair (of the deceased
girl) in three braids and made them fall at her back.