Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not unveil your thigh, and do not look at the thigh of the living and the dead.

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَلِيٍّ:‏‏‏‏ أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "لَا تُبْرِزْ فَخِذَكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تَنْظُرَنَّ إِلَى فَخِذِ حَيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا مَيِّتٍ".

Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: By Allah, we did not know whether we should take off the clothes of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as we took off the clothes of our dead, or wash him while his clothes were on him. When they (the people) differed among themselves, Allah cast slumber over them until every one of them had put his chin on his chest. Then a speaker spoke from a side of the house, and they did not know who he was: Wash the Prophet ﷺ while his clothes are on him. So they stood round the Prophet ﷺ and washed him while he had his shirt on him. They poured water on his shirt, and rubbed him with his shirt and not with their hands. Aishah used to say: If I had known beforehand about my affair what I found out later, none would have washed him except his wives.

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏تَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ لَمَّا أَرَادُوا غَسْلَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنُجَرِّدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ كَمَا نُجَرِّدُ مَوْتَانَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَمْ نَغْسِلُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ ؟ فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ النَّوْمَ. حتَّى مَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَذَقْنُهُ فِي صَدْرِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ كَلَّمَهُمْ مُكَلِّمٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَا يَدْرُونَ مَنْ هُوَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنِ اغْسِلُوا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَامُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَغَسَلُوهُ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَصُبُّونَ الْمَاءَ فَوْقَ الْقَمِيصِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيُدَلِّكُونَهُ بِالْقَمِيصِ دُونَ أَيْدِيهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَا غَسَلَهُ إِلَّا نِسَاؤُهُ.

Narrated Umm Atiyyah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came in when his daughter died, and he said: Wash her with water and lotus leaves three or five times or more than that if you think fit, and put camphor, or some camphor in the last washing, then inform me when you finish. When we had finished we informed him, and he threw us his lower garment saying: Put it next to her body. Malik's version has: that is, his lower garment (izar); and Musaddad did not say: He entered in.

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَالِكٍ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْمَعْنَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْأُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَتِ ابْنَتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "اغْسِلْنَهَا ثَلَاثًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ خَمْسًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاجْعَلْنَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ كَافُورًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ شَيْئًا مِنْ كَافُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا فَرَغْتُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَآذِنَّنِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا آذَنَّاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَعْطَانَا حَقْوَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَشْعِرْنَهَا إِيَّاهُ". قَالَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ:‏‏‏‏ يَعْنِي إِزَارَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَقُلْ مُسَدَّدٌ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Umm Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: We braided her hair in three plaits.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِمَعْنَى الْإِسْنَادِ أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ زُرَيْعٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ حَفْصَةَ أُخْتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ مَشَطْنَاهَا ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُونٍ.

The above mentioned has also been transmitted by Umm Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators. This version has: we braided her hair in three plaits and placed them behind her back, one plait of the front side and the two side plaits.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ وَضَفَّرْنَا رَأْسَهَا ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُونٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَلْقَيْنَاهَا خَلْفَهَا مُقَدَّمَ رَأْسِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَرْنَيْهَا.

Narrated Umm Atiyyah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them while washing her daughter: Begin with her right side, and the places where the ablution is performed.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ لَهُنَّ فِي غُسْلِ ابْنَتِهِ:‏‏‏‏ "ابْدَأْنَ بِمَيَامِنِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَوَاضِعِ الْوُضُوءِ مِنْهَا".

The above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Umm Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators. This version has: (Wash her) seven times or more if you think fit.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏زَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ حَفْصَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ بِنَحْوِ هَذَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَزَادَتْ فِيهِ:‏‏‏‏ أَوْ سَبْعًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّهُ.

Narrated Qatadah: Muhammad bin Sirin used to learn how to wash the dead from Umm Atiyyah: he would was with lotus leaves twice and with water and camphor for the third time.

حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْخُذُ الْغُسْلَ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَغْسِلُ بِالسِّدْرِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالثَّالِثَةَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالْكَافُورِ.

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ made a speech one day and mentioned a man from among his Companions who died and was shrouded in a shroud of bad quality, and was buried at night. The Prophet ﷺ rebuked that man be buried at night until prayer was offered over him, except that a man was forced to do that. The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you shrouds his brother, he should use a shroud of good quality.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ خَطَبَ يَوْمًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ قُبِضَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكُفِّنَ فِي كَفَنٍ غَيْرِ طَائِلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقُبِرَ لَيْلًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَزَجَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُقْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّيْلِ. حتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِلَّا أَنْ يَضْطَرَّ إِنْسَانٌ إِلَى ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ".

Narrated Aishah: That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was shrouded in a garment of Yemeni stuff, it was then removed from him.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْعَائِشَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ "أُدْرِجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ثَوْبٍ حِبَرَةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أُخِّرَ عَنْهُ".