The honorable Shaykh says: The questioner asks: Is there a report from the Companions regarding preparing a Muslim’s shroud before his death, and is this part of the Sunnah?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh saysThe questioner : Is there a report from the Companions regarding preparing a Muslim’s shroud before his death, and is this part of the Sunnah?
The Shaykh : I do not know of any hadith on this except the story of the man with the jacket. When a jacket was gifted to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this man asked him for it. He was told, “How can you ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for the jacket when you know that he does not refuse anything asked of him, and you are in need of it?” The man said, “I want it to be my shroud.” And it became his shroud. This request was made seeking blessing through the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because it is permissible to seek blessing through the person of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The evidence that it is permissible to seek blessing through his person is that the Companions would rush to catch his sweat. In fact, during the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, whenever he spat, the saliva would not fall except into the palm of one of them, and he would wipe his face and chest with it. Likewise, when one of his daughters passed away, he said to the women washing her, “No, give the women washing her his waistcloth, meaning his lower garment, and said: meaning, place it against her body. Also, the Companions would bring him water in vessels in the morning, and he would wash his hands with it (peace and blessings be upon him), seeking blessing through his traces. As for anyone other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one does not seek blessing through his traces, even if he is the most pious of people. It is not permissible to take a person’s sweat and seek blessing with it, or to take the leftover water from his ablution and seek blessing with it, or to take his clothes and seek blessing with them, or to wipe his back, or to wipe his shoulder as if it were the Black Stone. All of this is not permissible. It is not permissible to seek blessing through the traces of anyone except the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After his death, you are not able to do so; he is in his grave after death. Yes.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you
The Shaykh : I do not know of any hadith on this except the story of the man with the jacket. When a jacket was gifted to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this man asked him for it. He was told, “How can you ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for the jacket when you know that he does not refuse anything asked of him, and you are in need of it?” The man said, “I want it to be my shroud.” And it became his shroud. This request was made seeking blessing through the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because it is permissible to seek blessing through the person of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The evidence that it is permissible to seek blessing through his person is that the Companions would rush to catch his sweat. In fact, during the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, whenever he spat, the saliva would not fall except into the palm of one of them, and he would wipe his face and chest with it. Likewise, when one of his daughters passed away, he said to the women washing her, “No, give the women washing her his waistcloth, meaning his lower garment, and said:
Place it against her
أشعرنها إياهThe questioner : The honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you