Hadith 112

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 5: Funerals

Chapter 4

Washing and Shrouding the Dead - Section 1

باب غسل الميت وتكفينه - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 1636
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فليحسن كَفنه» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Jabir reported God’s messenger as saying, “When one of you shrouds his brother he should use a shroud of good quality.” Muslim transmitted it.