11/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 941a — The Prophet’s Shroud
Shrouding the deceased
Hadith About the Prophet’s Shroud
Sahih Muslim : 941a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 941a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، - عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُفِّنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَثْوَابٍ بِيضٍ سَحُولِيَّةٍ مِنْ كُرْسُفٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا قَمِيصٌ وَلاَ عِمَامَةٌ أَمَّا الْحُلَّةُ فَإِنَّمَا شُبِّهَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فِيهَا أَنَّهَا اشْتُرِيَتْ لَهُ لِيُكَفَّنَ فِيهَا فَتُرِكَتِ الْحُلَّةُ وَكُفِّنَ فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَثْوَابٍ بِيضٍ سَحُولِيَّةٍ فَأَخَذَهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لأَحْبِسَنَّهَا حَتَّى أُكَفِّنَ فِيهَا نَفْسِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ رَضِيَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِنَبِيِّهِ لَكَفَّنَهُ فِيهَا . فَبَاعَهَا وَتَصَدَّقَ بِثَمَنِهَا .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was shrouded in three cotton garments of white Yamani stuff from Sahul, among which was neither a shirt nor a turban; and so far as Hullah is concerned there was some doubt about it in the minds of people, that it was brought for him in order to shroud him with it, but it was abandoned, and he was shrouded in three cotton garments of white Yamani stuff from Sahul.Then 'Abdullah b. Abu Bakr got it and said: I would keep it in order to shroud myself in it. He then said: If Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, would have desired it for His Apostle, he would have been shrouded with it. So he sold it and gave its price in charity.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 941aIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 57USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2052
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 941a
This Hadith about the Prophet’s shroud reports from 'A'isha that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was shrouded in three white cotton garments of Yamani stuff from Sahul. The narration clearly says there was neither a shirt nor a turban among them. It also mentions a Hullah that people had some doubt about. It had been brought for him, but it was left aside, and he was shrouded in the three white garments. 'Abdullah b. Abu Bakr later took that Hullah, thought of keeping it for his own shroud, then said that if Allah had desired it for His Apostle, he would have been shrouded in it. So he sold it and gave the price in charity.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was shrouded in three white cotton garments.
- The narration states that the shroud had no shirt and no turban.
- The Hullah was not used as the Prophet’s shroud.
- 'Abdullah b. Abu Bakr gave the value of the Hullah in charity.
