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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) , concerning his (dead) daughter’s bath, said, “Start with the right side, and the parts
which are washed in ablution.”

When we washed the deceased daughter of the Prophet, he said to us, while we were washing her,
“Start the bath from the right side and from the parts which are washed in ablution.”

The daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) expired, and he said to us, “Wash her three or five times, or more if you
see it necessary, and when you finish, notify me.” So, (when we finished) we informed him and he
unfastened his waist-sheet and told us to shroud her in it.

Um ‘Atiyya said, “One of the daughters of the Prophet (ﷺ) died and he came out and said, ‘Wash her three
or five times or more, if you think it necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor (or
some camphor) and when you finish, inform me.’ ” Um Atiyya added, “When we finished we
informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and said, ‘Shroud her in it.’ ” And Um ‘Atiyya (in another
narration) added, “The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘Wash her three, five or seven times or more, if you think it
necessary.’ ” Hafsa said that Um ‘Atiyya had also said, “We entwined her hair into three braids.”

Um ‘Atiyya said that they had entwined the hair of the daughter of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in three braids.
They first undid her hair, washed and then entwined it in three braids.”

Um ‘Atiyya (an Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) ) came to Basra to
visit her son, but she could not find him. She narrated to us, “The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us while we were
giving bath to his (dead) daughter, he said: ‘Wash her three times, five times or more, if you think it
necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor, and when you finish, notify me.’ ” Um
‘Atiyya added, “After finishing, we informed him and he gave us his waist sheet and told us to shroud
her in it and did not say more than that.”

We entwined the hair of the dead daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) into three braids. Waki said that Sufyan
said, “One braid was entwined in front and the other two were entwined on the sides of the head.”

One of the daughters of the Prophet (ﷺ) expired and he came to us and said, “Wash her with Sidr (water)
for odd number of times, i.e. three, five or more, if you think it necessary, and in the last, put camphor
or (some camphor on her), and when you finish, notify me.” So when we finished we informed him.
He gave his waist-sheet to us (to shroud her). We entwined the hair (of the deceased girl) in three
braids and made them fall at her back.

A person died and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to visit him. He died at night and (the people) buried him at
night. In the morning they informed the Prophet (about his death). He said, “What prevented you from
informing me?” They replied, “It was night and it was a dark night and so we disliked to trouble you.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) went to his grave and offered the (funeral) prayer.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was shrouded in three Yemenite white Suhuliya (pieces of cloth) of cotton, and in
them there was neither a shirt nor a turban.”