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Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us while we were washing his daughter, and he said, "Wash her three times, five times, or more if you see it necessary, with water and sidr (lote leaves). In the final wash, use camphor or something from camphor. When you are finished, inform me." When we finished, we informed him, and he gave us his waist-wrapper, saying, "Shroud her in it." In another narration: "Wash her an odd number of times—three, five, or seven—and begin with the right side and the parts washed in wudu." [Agreed upon]
In the narration of Abdur Razzaq from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she saw a woman combing the hair of a deceased woman and said, "Why are you combing your deceased?" 1 Imam Abu Hanifah also narrated from her that she saw a deceased person having his hair combed and said, "Why are you combing your deceased?"
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 1253 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 939a (unverified) 97% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) His statement: "Why are you combing your deceased?" Ash-Shafi'i said: "Her hair should be combed, made into three braids, and placed behind her back." This is also the opinion of Ahmad and Ishaq. We say: The hadith cited by Ash-Shafi'i and Ahmad does not indicate that the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded this. It only mentions that Umm Atiyyah braided her hair into three braids, and it is possible that she did so on the Prophet's (ﷺ) order, but rulings cannot be established based on possibilities. Moreover, what is mentioned is adornment, and the deceased has no need for it. This is stated in Umdat al-Qari. The narration of Abdur Razzaq and our Imam Abu Hanifah mentioned in this book supports our view.
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(۱) قوله: علام تنصون ميتكم : قال الشافعي يُسرح شعرها، ويجعل ثلاث ظفائر، ويجعل خلف ظهرها، وبه قال أحمد وإسحاق. قلنا: ليس في الحديث الذي استدل به الشافعي وأحمد إشارة من النبي له إلى ذلك. وإنما المذكور فيه الإخبار من أم عطية أنها مشطت شعرها ثلاثة قرون، وكونها فعلت ذلك بأمر النبي ﷺ احتمال، والحكم لا يثبت به، ولأن ما ذكره زينة، والميت مستغن عنها. قاله في عمدة القاري». وحديث عبد الرزاق وإمامنا أبو حنيفة الذي ذكر في هذا الكتاب يؤيد مذهبنا.
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ف: ان دونوں مذکورہ حدیثوں سے ثابت ہوا کہ میت کے بالوں میں کنگھی نہ کی جائے، اس لئے کہ بالوں میں کنگھی کرنا زینت کے لئے ہوا کرتا ہے اور میت کو زینت کی ضرورت نہیں، یہ عمدۃ القاری میں مذکور ہے اور مذہب حنفی بھی یہی ہے۔12