Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.

Book 23, Funerals (Al-Janaaiz), discusses funeral rites, burial practices, and related etiquette.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1213 (Book 23, Hadith 13)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1213 (Book 23, Hadith 13) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “No Muslim whose three children died will go to the Fire except for Allah’s oath (i.e. everyone has to pass over the bridge above the lake of fire).” حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1214 (Book 23, Hadith 14)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1214 (Book 23, Hadith 14) Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a woman who was sitting and weeping beside a grave and said to her, “Fear Allah and be patient.” حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1215 (Book 23, Hadith 15)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1215 (Book 23, Hadith 15) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya al-Ansariya: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came to us when his daughter died and said, “Wash her thrice or five times or more, if you see it necessary, with water and Sidr and then apply camphor or some camphor at the end; and when you finish, notify […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1216 (Book 23, Hadith 16)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1216 (Book 23, Hadith 16) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came to us and we were giving a bath to his (dead) daughter and said, “Wash her three, five or more times with water and Sidr and sprinkle camphor on her at the end; and when you finish, notify me.” So when […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1217 (Book 23, Hadith 17)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1217 (Book 23, Hadith 17) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) , concerning his (dead) daughter’s bath, said, “Start with the right side, and the parts which are washed in ablution.” حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ ـ رضى الله عنها […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1218 (Book 23, Hadith 18)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1218 (Book 23, Hadith 18) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: 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.” حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1219 (Book 23, Hadith 19)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1219 (Book 23, Hadith 19) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: 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 […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1220 (Book 23, Hadith 20)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1220 (Book 23, Hadith 20) Narrated Muhammad: 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 […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1221 (Book 23, Hadith 21)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1221 (Book 23, Hadith 21) Narrated Hafsa bint Seereen: 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.” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَيُّوبُ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1222 (Book 23, Hadith 22)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1222 (Book 23, Hadith 22) Narrated Ibn Seereen: 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 […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1223 (Book 23, Hadith 23)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1223 (Book 23, Hadith 23) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: 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.” حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1224 (Book 23, Hadith 24)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1224 (Book 23, Hadith 24) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: 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 […]