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Hadith about تكفين الميت

36 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 24 are translated into English.

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 785

The body of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was shrouded in three white Yemeni cotton garments, among which was neither a gown nor a turban. [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن عائشة رضى الله عنها قالت‏:‏ كفن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في ثلاثة أثواب بيض سحولية من كرسف، ليس فيها قميص ولا عمامة‏.((متفق عليه)) ‏ ‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 28 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 548

“When one of you is in charge of shrouding his brother, he should give him the best shroud he can (i.e. clean, covering the whole body, but not necessarily expensive as this is disliked.)” Related by Muslim.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه مسلم (943)‏، وأوله: أن النبي…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 6 other versions