15/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1206a — Raised Pronouncing Talbiya
What should be done with a Muhrim if he dies?
Hadith About a Person Dying in Ihram
Sahih Muslim : 1206a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1206a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ، جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعِيرِهِ فَوُقِصَ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ " اغْسِلُوهُ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ وَكَفِّنُوهُ فِي ثَوْبَيْهِ وَلاَ تُخَمِّرُوا رَأْسَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُلَبِّيًا " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
A person fell down from his camel (in a state of Ihram) and his neck was broken and he died. Thereupon Allah's Apostle. (ﷺ) said: Bathe him with water mixed with the leaves of the lote tree and shroud him in his two (pieces of) cloth (Ihram), and do not cover his head for Allah will raise him on the Day of Resurrection Pronouncing Talbiya.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1206aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 101USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2746
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1206a
This hadith about a person dying in Ihram reports a serious event: a man fell from his camel, his neck was broken, and he died while in the state of Ihram. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم gave clear instructions. He was to be bathed with water mixed with lote leaves, shrouded in his two pieces of cloth, and his head was not to be covered. The reason given in the text is that Allah would raise him on the Day of Resurrection pronouncing Talbiya. The narration keeps the focus on honoring the man’s Ihram even after death. It also connects his final state with the words of Hajj, making this a key muhrim funeral hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The deceased Muhrim was to be washed with water mixed with lote leaves.
- He was to be shrouded in his two pieces of cloth.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed that his head should not be covered.
- The text links his state of Ihram with being raised pronouncing Talbiya.
