11/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 939b — Braiding the Hair
Washing the deceased
Hadith About Braiding Hair After Washing
Sahih Muslim : 939b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 939b
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ مَشَطْنَاهَا ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ .
Umm 'Atiyya reported: We braided her hair in three plaits.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 939bIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 47USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2042
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 939b
This Hadith about braiding hair after washing is very brief, but it gives a clear detail. Umm 'Atiyya reports that they braided her hair in three plaits. The narration is linked to the washing of the Prophet’s daughter, and this report records what was done to her hair after the washing. Readers searching for hair braiding funeral hadith or washing deceased hair in Islam can see that the Hadith does not give a long explanation. It simply preserves the practice in plain words. The value of this Hadith is in its exact detail: three plaits were made, and that detail was remembered and passed on.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records that the hair was braided after washing.
- The number mentioned in the text is three plaits.
- Small details in funeral preparation were preserved by the narrators.
- The Hadith should be understood according to its short, direct wording.
