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Sahih Muslim 939f — Washing Zainab
Washing the deceased
Hadith About Washing Zainab the Prophet’s Daughter
Sahih Muslim : 939f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 939f
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، - قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَازِمٍ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، - حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ لَمَّا مَاتَتْ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اغْسِلْنَهَا وِتْرًا ثَلاَثًا أَوْ خَمْسًا وَاجْعَلْنَ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ كَافُورًا أَوْ شَيْئًا مِنْ كَافُورٍ فَإِذَا غَسَلْتُنَّهَا فَأَعْلِمْنَنِي " . قَالَتْ فَأَعْلَمْنَاهُ . فَأَعْطَانَا حِقْوَهُ وَقَالَ " أَشْعِرْنَهَا إِيَّاهُ " .
Umm 'Atiyyah Narrated from:
When Zainab the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, he said to us: Wash her odd number of times, i. e. three or five times, and put camphor or something-like camphor at the fifth time, and after you have washed her inform me. So we informed him and he gave us his under-garment, saying:" Put it next her body."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 939fIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 51USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2046
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 939f
This Hadith about washing Zainab the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) gives a named version of the funeral washing report. Umm 'Atiyya says that when Zainab died, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) told them to wash her an odd number of times, three or five times. He also told them to put camphor, or something like camphor, in the fifth washing. After they finished, they informed him, and he gave them his under-garment, saying to place it next to her body. This narration is often searched as Zainab funeral washing hadith because it gives clear details about washing, camphor, and the garment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith names Zainab as the daughter being washed in this report.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) instructed washing her an odd number of times.
- Camphor was mentioned for the fifth washing.
- The Prophet’s under-garment was placed next to her body.
