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The daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) expired, and he said to us, "Wash her three or five times, or more if you
see it necessary, and when you finish, notify me." So, (when we finished) we informed him and he
unfastened his waist-sheet and told us to shroud her in it.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 23, Hadith 19
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When we washed the deceased daughter of the Prophet, he said to us, while we were washing her,
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Um 'Atiyya said, "One of the daughters of the Prophet (ﷺ) died and he came out and said, 'Wash her three
or five times or more, if you think it necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor (or
some camphor) and when you finish, inform me.' " Um Atiyya added, "When we finished we
informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and said, 'Shroud her in it.' " And Um 'Atiyya (in another
narration) added, "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Wash her three, five or seven times or more, if you think it
necessary.' " Hafsa said that Um 'Atiyya had also said, "We entwined her hair into three braids."