Chapter on Guiding the Dying, Positioning Them at Death, Procedures for Their Final Moments, Washing Them, and Placing Them in Shrouds
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 13
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām
Book 1, Chapter 13
Chapter on Guiding the Dying, Positioning Them at Death, Procedures for Their Final Moments, Washing Them, and Placing Them in Shrouds
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى اَلْمُعَاذِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْحَمِيدِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلْمَلِكِ عَنْ أَبِي بَشِيرٍ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أُمِّ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أُمِّ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ:« إِذَا تُوُفِّيَتِ اَلْمَرْأَةُ فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَغْسِلُوهَا فَلْيَبْدَءُوا بِبَطْنِهَا فَلْتُمْسَحْ مَسْحاً رَفِيقاً إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ حُبْلَى فَإِنْ كَانَتْ حُبْلَى فَلاَ تُحَرِّكِيهَا فَإِذَا أَرَدْتِ غُسْلَهَا فَابْدَئِي بِسِفْلَيْهَا فَأَلْقِي عَلَى عَوْرَتِهَا ثَوْباً ثُمَّ خُذِي كُرْسُفَةً فَاغْسِلِيهَا فَأَحْسِنِي غَسْلَهَا ثُمَّ أَدْخِلِي يَدَكِ مِنْ تَحْتِ اَلثَّوْبِ فَامْسَحِيهَا بِكُرْسُفٍ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ أَحْسِنِي مَسْحَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوَضِّئِيهَا ثُمَّ وَضِّئِيهَا بِمَاءٍ فِيهِ سِدْرٌ» وَ ذَكَرَ اَلْحَدِيثَ.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Mu‘adhi, from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid, from Muhammad ibn Hafs, from Hafs ibn Ghiyath, from Layth, from ‘Abd al-Malik, from Abu Bashir, from Hafsah bint Sirin, from Umm Sulayman, from Umm Anas ibn Malik.
She reported that the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) said: "When a woman passes away and they intend to wash her, let them start with her abdomen and gently wipe it if she is not pregnant. However, if she is pregnant, do not move her. When you intend to wash her, start with her lower parts. Cover her private area with a cloth, then take a piece of cotton and wash her well. Perform the washing properly. Then insert your hand under the cloth and wipe her with cotton three times, ensuring the wiping is done properly, before performing ablution (Wudu) for her. Then perform ablution using water mixed with lotus leaves (Sidr)." And he mentioned the rest of the narration.
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 320
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