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What is the authenticity of the hadith regarding (the beautification of shrouds, visiting among the dead, and resurrection in shrouds)?

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The questioner : I am asking about the hadith regarding the beautification of shrouds, visiting among the dead, and resurrection in shrouds, in terms of its meaning and its reconciliation with the other hadith
People will be resurrected barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised يُبعث الناس حفاة عراة غرلا
Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 25:1028


The Shaykh : The emergence from the graves will be in the shrouds in which they were shrouded, whereas the gathering (al-Hashr) will be in a state of being naked and barefoot, as they were created. This means two different states. Just as there are verses in the Qur'an that negate questioning in one place...
no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. فلا أنساب بينهم يومئذٍ ولا يتساءلون
[Al-Mu'minun 23:101]
...
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure. ولتُسألُن يومئذٍ عن النعيم
[At-Takathur 102:8]
The first verse is in one place, and the other verse is in another place, in some circumstances, which is the intensity of the situation and the gathering there.
Every person, for what he earned, is retained. كل امرئ بما كسب رهين
[At-Tur 52:21]
Which verse is from the chapter of 'Abasa?
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him. لكل امرئ منهم يومئذٍ شأن يغنيه
['Abasa 80:37]
My soul, my soul. And in this state, there is no questioning. But in another place, when the scales are placed and the Sirat is established, the person is questioned, as mentioned in the hadiths...
The foot of the son of Adam will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about five things, or about four لاتزول قدم ابن آدم يوم القيامة حتى يُسأل عن خمس أو عن أربعة
There are two narrations. So there is questioning, but in some situations, there is no questioning due to the horror of the situation. Likewise, resurrection in shrouds means at the time of emergence, but at the time of the gathering, there is no [questioning] there.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him. لكل امرءٍ يومئذٍ شأن يغنيه
['Abasa 80:37]
So, attribute the hadith of resurrection in shrouds to its specific place, which is the time of emergence from the graves, and resurrection naked and barefoot, as mentioned in the hadiths, is at the time of the general gathering when people are gathered in a specific place and on a single plain, as mentioned in some authentic hadiths. And I hope I have answered you and your question?

The questioner : ...visiting in the graves...

The Shaykh : Visiting in the graves: In fact, I have felt hesitation and pause regarding this. I included this hadith in *Sahih* from one aspect, and consequently mentioned it in *Sahih al-Jami' al-Saghir* from another aspect. Then, I developed a doubt about the authenticity of the addition
They will visit one another in their shrouds يتزاورون في أكفانهم
unlike the first part of the hadith, whose meaning is established in *Sahih Muslim*. So I returned to *Sahih* to reconsider and found that some of the sources I relied upon were manuscripts in the Zahiriyyah Library. How I wished that the Islamic lands were one country, so that a person could enter one country and exit to another, so that I could travel to Damascus and reconsider these manuscripts I had relied upon. But unfortunately, there is no way to do this in the current circumstances. Therefore, I am now pausing on this addition; I do not affirm its authenticity as I did before, nor do I declare it weak, because I have not returned to the sources or been able to return to the sources. Yes...

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And you as well.
Source www.al-albany.com

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