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Hadith 115
Mishkat al-Masabih
Book 5: Funerals
Chapter 4
Washing and Shrouding the Dead - Section 1
باب غسل الميت وتكفينه - الفصل الأول
Mishkat al-Masabih 1639
In-Book: Book 5, Hadith 115
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَغَالَوْا فِي الْكَفَنِ فَإِنَّهُ يُسْلَبُ سَلْبًا سَرِيعًا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ
English
'All reported God’s messenger as saying 'Do not be extravagant in shrouding, for it will quickly be decayed." Abu Dawud transmitted it.