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ahmad:15087Zayd b. al-Ḥubāb > Ḥusayn b. Wāqid > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Indeed, my brother has passed away. How should I shroud him?" The Prophet replied, "Shroud him with the best of shrouds."  

أحمد:١٥٠٨٧حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ حَدَّثَنِي حُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَخِي مَاتَ فَكَيْفَ أُكَفِّنُهُ؟ قَالَ أَحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ