أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ النَّسَائِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَتْ تُوُفِّيَ إِحْدَی بَنَاتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ اغْسِلْنَهَا ثَلَاثًا أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْ أَکْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِکِ إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ ذَلِکِ وَاغْسِلْنَهَا بِالسِّدْرِ وَالْمَائِ وَاجْعَلْنَ فِي آخِرِ ذَلِکِ کَافُورًا أَوْ شَيْئًا مِنْ کَافُورٍ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتُنَّ فَآذِنَّنِي قَالَتْ فَآذَنَّاهُ فَأَلْقَی إِلَيْنَا حِقْوَهُ فَقَالَ أَشْعِرْنَهَا إِيَّاهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1899
It was narrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “One of the daughters of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم died and he said: ‘Wash her three times, or five, or more than that if you think that (is necessary). Wash her with water and lotus leaves and put camphor, or some camphor in it the last time. And when you have finished inform me.’ We informed him, and he threw his waist- Wrapper to us and said: ‘Shroud her in it.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020