حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم عَلَيْکُمْ بِالْبَيَاضِ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ لِيَلْبِسْهَا أَحْيَاؤُکُمْ وَکَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاکُمْ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ خِيَارِ ثِيَابِکُمْ
شمائل المحمدية / شمائل ترمزی · Hadith 63
Ibn 'Abbaas (R.A) says that Rasulullah (S.A.W) used to say: " Choose white clothing, as it is the best clothing. White clothing should be worn whilst living, and the dead should be buried in white."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020