Sahih al-Bukhari 1339 (Book 23, Hadith 139)
was the Prophet (ﷺ) shrouded?’ She replied, ‘In three Suhuliya pieces of white cloth of cotton, and there
was neither a shirt nor a turban among them.’ Abu Bakr further asked her, ‘On which day did the
Prophet die?’ She replied, ‘He died on Monday.’ He asked, ‘What is today?’ She replied, ‘Today is
Monday.’ He added, ‘I hope I shall die sometime between this morning and tonight.’ Then he looked at
a garment that he was wearing during his illness and it had some stains of saffron. Then he said, ‘Wash
this garment of mine and add two more garments and shroud me in them.’ I said, ‘This is worn out.’ He
said, ‘A living person has more right to wear new clothes than a dead one; the shroud is only for the
body’s pus.’ He did not die till it was the night of Tuesday and was buried before the morning.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1339 (Book 23, Hadith 139)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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For more Hadith in Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa’iz)