11/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 939c — Washing the Prophet’s Daughter
Washing the deceased
Hadith About Washing the Prophet’s Daughter
Sahih Muslim : 939c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 939c
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ تُوُفِّيَتْ إِحْدَى بَنَاتِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ قَالَتْ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ نَغْسِلُ ابْنَتَهُ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ تُوُفِّيَتِ ابْنَتُهُ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ .
Umm 'Atiyyah Narrated from:
One of the daughters of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died. And in the hadith transmitted by Ibn 'Ulayya (the words are): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us and we were washing his daughter. And in the hadith transmitted by Malik (the words are): There came in (our apartment) the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) when his daughter died. The rest of the hadith is the same as narrated by Yazid b. Zurai' from Ayyub from Muhammad from Umm 'Atiyya.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 939cIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 48USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2043
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 939c
This Hadith about washing the Prophet’s daughter confirms the same main report through different wording. Umm 'Atiyya says one of the daughters of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) died. Some versions mention that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) came while they were washing his daughter, while another wording says he entered when his daughter died. The narration then says the rest of the Hadith is the same as the report from Yazid b. Zurai' from Ayyub from Muhammad from Umm 'Atiyya. For people searching for Sahih Muslim 939c explanation, the main point is that this report supports the funeral washing narration without adding a separate new event.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms the report about washing one of the Prophet’s daughters.
- Different transmitters preserved closely related wording.
- The text points back to the same core washing instructions.
- Care should be taken not to treat this as a separate story with extra details.
