Sahih al-Bukhari 1387

Hadith text

Narrated Hisham's father:Aisha said, "I went to Abu Bakr (during his fatal illness) and he asked me, 'In how many garments was the Prophet (ﷺ) shrouded?' She replied, 'In three Suhuliya pieces of white cloth of cotton, and there was neither a shirt nor a turban among them.' Abu Bakr further asked her, 'On which day did the Prophet die?' She replied, 'He died on Monday.' He asked, 'What is today?' She replied, 'Today is Monday.' He added, 'I hope I shall die sometime between this morning and tonight.' Then he looked at a garment that he was wearing during his illness and it had some stains of saffron. Then he said, 'Wash this garment of mine and add two more garments and shroud me in them.' I said, 'This is worn out.' He said, 'A living person has more right to wear new clothes than a dead one; the shroud is only for the body's pus.' He did not die till it was the night of Tuesday and was buried before the morning

Hisham ke waalid bataate hain: Ayesha ne kaha: "Main Abu Bakr (unki aakhri bimari mein) ke paas gayi, unhone pucha: 'Nabi ko kitne kapdon mein kafan diya gaya?' Maine jawab diya: 'Teen safed cotton Suhuliya kapdon mein, aur unme na qamees thi na pagdi.' Abu Bakr ne phir pucha: 'Nabi ka intiqal kis din hua?' Maine jawab diya: 'Somvar ko.' Unhone pucha: 'Aaj kaunsa din hai?' Maine jawab diya: 'Aaj Somvar hai.' Unhone kaha: 'Mujhe ummeed hai main aaj subah se raat ke beech mar jaunga.' Phir unhone apna kapda dekha jo woh apni bimari mein pehne hue the, jisme kesar ke daag lage the, aur kaha: 'Mera yeh kapda dho do aur do aur kapde jodkar isme mujhe kafan do.' Maine kaha: 'Yeh to purana ho chuka hai.' Unhone kaha: 'Zinda insaan ko naye kapdon ka murda se zyada haqq hai; kafan sirf jism ki galahat ke liye hai.'" Woh Mangal ki raat tak zinda rahe aur subah hone se pehle dafn kar diye gaye.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1387 · Book 23, Hadith 139