It was narrated that ‘Ali said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The Muslim has six courtesies due from the Muslim: He should greet him with Salam when he meets him; he should accept his invitation if he invites him; he should answer [by Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you)] to him if he sneezes (and says Al- Hamdulillah); he should visit him if he falls sick; he should follow his funeral if he dies; and he should love for him what he loves for himself.”
It was narrated from Abu Mas’ud that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“The Muslim has four things due from the Muslim: He should answer [by saying Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you)] to him if he sneezes (and says Al-Hamdulillah); he should accept his invitation if he invites him; he should attend his funeral if he dies; and he should visit him if he falls sick.”
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Five are the rights of the Muslim: Returning his greeting, accepting his invitation; attending his funeral; visiting the sick; and answering (saying Yarhamuk-Allah) to the one who sneezes, if he praises Allah (says Al-Hamdu Lillah).”
Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came walking to visit me (when I was sick), as did Abu Bakr, when I was with Banu Salimah.
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
“The Prophet (ﷺ) did not visit any sick person until after three days.”
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When you enter upon one who is sick, cheer him up and give him hope of a long life, for that does not change anything (of the Divine Decree), but it will cheer the heart of the one who is sick.”
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) visited a man and said:
“What do you long for?” He said: “I long for wheat bread.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever has any wheat bread, let him send it to his brother.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “If any sick person among you longs for something, then feed him.”
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
“The Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon a sick person to visit him. He said: ‘Do you long for anything? Do you long for Ka’k (a type of bread)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ So they sent someone to bring some Ka’k for him.”
It was narrated that ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab said:
“The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me: ‘When you enter upon one who is sick, tell him to pray for you, for his supplication is like the supplication of the angels.’”
It was narrated that ‘Ali said:
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever comes to his Muslim brother and visits him (when he is sick), he is walking among the harvest of Paradise until he sits down, and when he sits down he is covered with mercy. If it is morning, seventy thousand angels will send blessing upon him until …
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
‘Whoever visits a sick person, a caller calls from heaven: ‘May you be happy, may your walking be blessed, and may you occupy a dignified position in Paradise.’”
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
‘Urge your dying ones to say La ilaha illallah.”
It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Urge your dying ones to say: “La ilaha illallah.”
It was narrated from Ishaq bin ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far that his father said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Urge your dying ones to say: “La ilaha illallahul-Halimul-Karim, Subhan-Allahi Rabbil-‘Arshil-‘Azim, Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-‘alamin (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Forbearing, the Most Kind. Glory is to Allah, Lord of the magnificent Throne; praise is to Allah, the Lord of the worlds).’” They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what about those who are alive?’ He said: ‘Even better, even better.’”
It was narrated that Umm Salamah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When you visit one who is sick or dying, say good things, for the angels say: Amin to whatever you say.’ When Abu Salamah died, I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Abu Salamah has died.’ He said: ‘Say: “Allahummaghfir li wa lahu, wa a’qibni m…
It was narrated from Ma’qil bin Yasar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Recite Qur’an near your dying ones,” meaning Ya-Sin.
It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Ka’b bin Malik, about Ka’b:
“When Ka’b was dying, Umm Bishr bint Bara’ bin Ma’rur came to him and said: ‘O Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman! If you meet so-and-so, convey Salam to him from me.’ He said: ‘May Allah forgive you, O Umm Bishr! We are too busy to think of that.’ She said: ‘O Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman! Did you not hear the Messenger of Al…
Muhammad bin Munkadir said:
“I entered upon Jabir bin ‘Abdullah when he was dying, and I said: ‘Convey my Salam to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’”
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon her and there was a close relative of hers who was in the throes of death. When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw how upset she was, he said:
“Do not grieve for your relative, for that is part of his Hasanat (merits).”
It was narrated from Abu Buraidah from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“The believer dies with sweat on his brow.”
It was narrated that Abu Musa said:
“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘When does a person stop recognizing people?’ he said: ‘When he sees.”
It was narrated that Umm Salamah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon Abu Salamah (after he had died), and his eyes were wide open. He closed his eyes, then he said: ‘When the soul is taken, the sight follows it.’”
It was narrated from Shaddad bin Aws that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When you come to your dead ones, close their eyes, for the sight follows the soul. And say good things, for the Angels say Amin to what the members of the household say.”
It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kissed ‘Uthman bin Maz’un when he had died, and it is as if I can see him with his tears flowing down his cheeks.”
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas and ‘Aishah that Abu Bakr kissed the Prophet (ﷺ) when he died.
Muhammad bin Sirin narrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon us when we were washing his daughter Umm Kulthum. He said: ‘Wash her three or five times, or more than that if you think you need to, with water and lote leaves, and put camphor or a little camphor in (the water) for the last washing. When you have finished, …
It was narrated from Ayyub who said:
“Hafsah narrated to me, from Umm ‘Atiyyah” and it is similar to the Hadith of Muhammad. And in the narration of Hafsah it says: “Wash her an odd number of times.” And: “Wash her face three or five times.” And “Start on her right, with the places washed in ablution.” And it says that Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “And we combed her hair into three braids.”
It was narrated that ‘Ali said:
“The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me: ‘Do not show your thigh, and do not look at the thigh of anyone, living or dead.’”
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
‘Let the honest wash your dead.”
It was narrated from ‘Ali that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever washes a deceased person, shrouds him, embalms him, carries him and offers the funeral prayer for him, and does not disclose what he has seen, he will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him.”
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever washes a dead person, let him take a bath.”
It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:
“If I had known then what I know now, no one would have washed the Prophet (ﷺ) but his wives.”
It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came back from Al-Baqi’ and I had a headache and was saying: ‘O my head!’ He said: ‘Rather, I should say, O my head, O ‘Aishah!’ Then he said: ‘It will not matter if you were to die before me, for I will take care of you, wash you, shroud you, offer the funeral prayer for…
It was narrated from Abu Buraidah that his father said:
“When they started to wash the Prophet (ﷺ), a voice called out from inside (the house) saying: ‘Do not remove the shirt of the Messenger of Allah.’”
It was narrated that ‘Ali bin Abu Talib said that when he washed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he looked for what which is usually looked for on the deceased (i.e., dirt), and he found none. He said:
“May my father be sacrificed for you, you are pure; you were pure in life and you are pure in death.”
It was narrated from ‘Ali that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When I die, then wash me with seven buckets from me well, the well of Ghars.”
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) was shrouded in three white Yemeni cloths, among which there was no shirt and no turban. It was said to ‘Aishah:
“They used to claim that he was shrouded in Hibarah.” ‘Aishah said: “They brought a Hibarah Burd, but they did not shroud him in it.”
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was shrouded in three thin white Suhuli cloths.”
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was shrouded in three garments: The shirt in which he died, and a Najrani Hullah.
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The best of your garments are those which are white, so shroud your dead in them, and wear them.”
It was narrated from ‘Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The best of shrouds is the Hullah (two-piecer).”
It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“If anyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother (after death), let him shroud him well.”
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
“When Ibrahim the son of the Prophet (ﷺ) died, the Prophet (ﷺ) said to them: ‘Do not wrap him in his shroud until I look at him.’ He came to him, bent over and wept.”
It was narrated that Bilal bin Yahya said:
“If one of the members of his family died, Hudhaifah would say: ‘Do not inform anyone of it, for I am afraid that that would be a public death announcement. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with these two ears of mine forbidding making public death announcements.’”
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
‘Hasten with the funeral (procession), for if the person was righteous then you are advancing him towards good, and if he was otherwise then it is evil which you are taking off of your necks.”
It was narrated that Abu ‘Ubaidah said:
“ ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud said: ‘Whoever follows a funeral (procession), let him carry all (four) corners of it (in turn), for that is Sunnah. Then if he wishes let him voluntarily carry it, and if he wishes let him not do so.’”
It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Prophet (ﷺ) saw a funeral (procession) with which the people were rushing. He said:
“You should move with tranquility.”
It was narrated that Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw some people riding on their animals in a funeral (procession). He said: ‘Do you not feel ashamed that the angels of Allah are walking on foot and you are riding?’”
Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah said:
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘The rider should travel behind the funeral (procession) but the one who is walking may walk wherever he wants.”
It was narrated from Salim that his father said:
“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and ‘Umar walking ahead of the funeral (procession).”