Is it permissible to prepare the shroud before death?
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The Shaykh : What is the question?
The questioner : The question is whether it is permissible to prepare the shroud before death?
The Shaykh : Based on that, preparing the shroud is not part of the Sunnah. Likewise, what some people do, following the practice of some of the Salaf, where if they want to admonish themselves, they go to the cemetery and lie down in the grave, is also not part of the Sunnah. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1569Sahih (Darussalam) and he did not say, "Lie down in the graves so that you may remember the Hereafter." Excessive asceticism in the religion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is a cause of destruction, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
The questioner : The question is whether it is permissible to prepare the shroud before death?
The Shaykh : Based on that, preparing the shroud is not part of the Sunnah. Likewise, what some people do, following the practice of some of the Salaf, where if they want to admonish themselves, they go to the cemetery and lie down in the grave, is also not part of the Sunnah. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: