By Allah, we did not know whether we should take off the clothes of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as we took off the clothes of our dead, or wash him while his clothes were on him. When they (the people) differed among themselves, Allah cast slumber over them until every one of them had put his chin on his chest. Then a speaker spoke from a side of the house, and they did not know who he was: Wash the Prophet ﷺ while his clothes are on him. So they stood round the Prophet ﷺ and washed him while he had his shirt on him. They poured water on his shirt, and rubbed him with his shirt and not with their hands. Aisha used to say: If I had known beforehand about my affair what I found out later, none would have washed him except his wives.  

سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ لَمَّا أَرَادُوا غَسْلَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي أَنُجَرِّدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ كَمَا نُجَرِّدُ مَوْتَانَا أَمْ نُغَسِّلُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ النَّوْمَ حَتَّى مَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلاَّ وَذَقْنُهُ فِي صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ كَلَّمَهُمْ مُكَلِّمٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ لاَ يَدْرُونَ مَنْ هُوَ أَنِ اغْسِلُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ فَقَامُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَغَسَلُوهُ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصُهُ يَصُبُّونَ الْمَاءَ فَوْقَ الْقَمِيصِ وَيُدَلِّكُونَهُ بِالْقَمِيصِ دُونَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا غَسَّلَهُ إِلاَّ نِسَاؤُهُ  

[Machine] Aisha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ , said: When they wanted to wash the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , they disagreed about it. They said, "By Allah, we do not know how to proceed. Should we undress the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as we undress our dead or should we wash him while he is still wearing his clothes?" Aisha said: So when they disagreed, Allah sent down rain as a sign upon them, to the extent that every person among them tasted it in their chest while sleeping. She said: Then Allah addressed them from the direction of the house that they did not know who it was, and He said, "Wash the Prophet ﷺ and his clothes." She said: So they rushed to him and washed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was wearing his shirt, and water and sidr were poured over him, and men massaged him with his shirt. She used to say, "If I had known how to handle this matter, I would have delayed washing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except by his wives."  

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا أَرَادُوا غُسْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ مَا نَدْرِي كَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ؟ أَنُجَرِّدُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَمَا نُجَرِّدُ مَوْتَانَا أَمْ نُغَسِّلُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ؟ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا أَرْسَلَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّنَةَ حَتَّى وَاللهِ مَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ إِلَّا ذَقْنُهُ فِي صَدْرِهِ نَائِمًا قَالَتْ ثُمَّ كَلَّمَهُمْ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ لَايَدْرُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فَقَالَ اغْسِلُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ قَالَتْ فَثَارُوا إِلَيْهِ فَغَسَّلُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي قَمِيصِهِ يُفَاضُ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءُ وَالسِّدْرُ وَيُدَلِّكُهُ الرِّجَالُ بِالْقَمِيصِ وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ لَوْ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا غَسَّلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا نِسَاؤُهُ  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, his companions looked at him and expressed their doubts about his bathing. They said, "Shall we wash the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as we wash our dead or what should we do?" So Allah sent down a revelation, and none of them lifted their heads except to hear a caller from the house who would call, and they did not know who it was. The caller said, "Wash the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and dress him with his clothes." Aisha said, "If I had known that this is what the revelation required, I would not have hesitated to wash him, except that women have this duty."  

لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحْدَقَ بِهِ أَصْحَابُهُ وَشَكُّوا فِي غُسْلِهِ وَقَالُوا نُجَرِّدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمَا نُجَرِّدُ مَوْتَانَا أَمْ كَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ؟ فَأَرْسَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ سِنَةً فَمَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا مُنَادٍ يُنَادِي مِنَ الْبَيْتِ لَا يَدْرُونَ مَنْ هُوَ أَنِ اغْسِلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابَهُ قَالَتْ فَغَسَّلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصُهُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا غَسَّلَهُ غَيْرُ نِسَائِهِ  

[Machine] When they gathered to wash the Messenger of Allah (may ﷺ ), they disagreed among themselves. They said, "By Allah, we do not know if we should undress the Messenger of Allah (may ﷺ ) as we undress our dead or wash him while he is wearing his clothes." Allah then sent sleep upon them until all of them tasted it, and then a caller from a side of the house called out, "Do they not know what to do with washing the Messenger of Allah (may ﷺ ) and his clothes?" So they rushed towards him like a single man and washed the Messenger of Allah (may ﷺ ) and his clothes, pouring water on him and massaging him from behind the clothes. And the one who assisted him in his chamber was Ali bin Abi Talib, who supported him against his chest. She (the narrator) said, "I did not see anything from the Messenger of Allah (may ﷺ ) that was seen from the dead."  

لَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا لِغُسْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ اخْتَلَفُوا بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي أَنُجَرِّدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمَا نُجَرِّدُ مَوْتَانَا أَوْ نُغَسِّلُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ؟ قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ النَّوْمَ حَتَّى إِنَّ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ إِلَّا ذَقْنُهُ فِي صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ نَادَى مُنَادٍ مِنْ جَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ مَا يَدْرُونَ مَا هُوَ أَنِ اغْسِلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصُهُ قَالَ فَوَثَبُوا إِلَيْهِ وَثْبَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ فَغَسَّلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصُهُ يَصُبُّونَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ وَيُدَلِّكُونَهُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْقَمِيصِ وَكَانَ الَّذِي أَجْلَسَهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَسْنَدَهُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ قَالَتْ «فَمَا رُئِيَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا يُرَى مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ»  

[Machine] There was a disagreement among the people regarding the washing of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Some said, "Shall we undress the Messenger of Allah ﷺ like how we undress our deceased or wash him with his clothes on?" So Allah revealed the verse of the Quran upon them, and there was not a single one of them who was not asleep when their chin tasted their chest. Then some people said from the direction of the house, "What do they think he is? Wash the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his clothes." So they washed him and his garment, pouring water on him and massaging him from above. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "By Allah, if I had known what was happening, I would not have allowed them to wash the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except with his clothes on." Abu Ali Ar-Rudhbary narrated to us, who informed us that Muhammad ibn Bakr narrated to him, who narrated to Abu Dawood, who narrated to An-Nufayliyy, who narrated from Muhammad ibn Salamah, who narrated to me from Yahya ibn Abbad, who narrated from his father, Abbad ibn Abdullah ibn Az-Zubair, who said, "I heard Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) say..." Then he mentioned the narration except that he said, "So they washed him and his garment, pouring water on the garment and massaging him with the garment without using their hands."  

غُسْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ اخْتَلَفَ الْقَوْمُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنُجَرِّدُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ كَمَا نُجَرِّدُ مَوْتَانَا أَوْ نُغَسِّلُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ؟ فَأَلْقَى الله عَلَيْهِمُ السِّنَةَ حَتَّى مَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا نَائِمٌ ذَقْنُهُ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ مَا يَدْرُونَ مَا هُوَ اغْسِلُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ فَغَسَّلُوهُ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصُهُ يَصُبُّونَ الْمَاءَ عَلَيْهِ وَيُدَلِّكُونَهُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا غَسَّلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا نِسَاؤُهُ 6622 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا النُّفَيْلِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ تَقُولُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَغَسَّلُوهُ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ يَصُبُّونَ الْمَاءَ فَوْقَ الْقَمِيصِ وَيُدَلِّكُونَهُ بِالْقَمِيصِ دُونَ أَيْدِيهِمْ