15/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1206f — Do Not Cover Head or Face
What should be done with a Muhrim if he dies?
Deceased Muhrim: Do Not Cover Head or Face
Sahih Muslim : 1206f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1206f
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ، جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَوْقَصَتْهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اغْسِلُوهُ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ وَكَفِّنُوهُ فِي ثَوْبَيْهِ وَلاَ تُخَمِّرُوا رَأْسَهُ وَلاَ وَجْهَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُبْعَثُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُلَبِّيًا " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
There was a person in the state of Ihram whose camel broke his neck and he died. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Bathe him with water mixed (with the leaves of) lote tree and shroud him In his two (pieces of) cloth and cover neither his head nor his face, for he would be raised on the Day of Resurrection pronouncing Talbiya.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1206fIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 105USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2750
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1206f
This hadith about the deceased Muhrim includes an added wording: neither his head nor his face should be covered. Ibn Abbas reports that a man in Ihram was killed when his riding animal broke his neck. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered that he be washed with water mixed with lote leaves and shrouded in his two pieces of cloth. Then he said not to cover his head or his face, because he would be raised on the Day of Resurrection pronouncing Talbiya. The narration is important for searches about cover face in Ihram hadith and muhrim funeral hadith. Its focus is narrow and clear: the funeral treatment of this specific Muhrim.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions both the head and the face being left uncovered.
- The washing was with water mixed with lote leaves.
- The shroud was his two pieces of cloth.
- The reason given is being raised pronouncing Talbiya.
