Volume 2, Book 23, Number 362:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle was shrouded in three pieces of cloth and neither a shirt nor a turban were used.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 347:
Narrated Um ‘Atiyya:
When we washed the deceased daughter of the Prophet, he said to us, while we were washing her,
“Start the bath from the right side and from the parts which are washed in ablution.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 348:
Narrated Um ‘Atiyya:
The daughter of the Prophet expired, and he said to us, “Wash her three or five times, or more if
you see it necessary, and when you finish, notify me.” So, (when we finished) we informed him and
he unfastened his waist-sheet and told us to shroud her in it.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 349:
Narrated Muhammad:
Um ‘Atiyya said, “One of the daughters of the Prophet died and he came out and said, ‘Wash her
three or five times or more, if you think it necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor
(or some camphor) and when you finish, inform me.’ ” Um Atiyya added, “When we finished we in –
formed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and said, ‘Shroud her in it.’ ” And Um ‘Atiyya (in another
narration) added, “The Prophet said, ‘Wash her three, five or seven times or more, if you think it ne –
cessary.’ ” Hafsa said that Um ‘Atiyya had also said, “We entwined her hair into three braids.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 350:
Narrated Hafsa bint Sirin:
Um ‘Atiyya said that they had entwined the hair of the daughter of Allah’s Apostle in three braids.
They first undid her hair, washed and then entwined it in three braids.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 351:
Narrated Ibn Sirin:
Um ‘Atiyya (an Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet ) came to Basra to
visit her son, but she could not find him. She narrated to us, “The Prophet came to us while we were
giving bath to his (dead) daughter, he said: ‘Wash her three times, five times or more, if you think it
necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor, and when you finish, notify me.’ ” Um
‘Atiyya added, “After finishing, we informed him and he gave us his waist sheet and told us to shroud
her in it and did not say more than that.”
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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 352:
Narrated Um ‘Atiyya:
We entwined the hair of the dead daughter of the Prophet into three braids. Waki said that Sufyan
said, “One braid was entwined in front and the other two were entwined on the sides of the head.”
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.