Q
What is the significance of washing the deceased an odd number of times in Islamic funeral rites?
A
We washed her an odd number of times, i. e. three, five or seven times; and Umm ‘Atiyya (further) said: We braided her hair in three plaits.
Referensi:
Sahih Muslim 939e, Book 11, Hadith 50
Sahih Muslim 939e, Book 11, Hadith 50
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