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Um 'Atiyya said that they had entwined the hair of the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in three braids.
They first undid her hair, washed and then entwined it in three braids."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 23, Hadith 21
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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."
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Um 'Atiyya (an Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) ) came to Basra to
visit her son, but she could not find him. She narrated to us, "The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us while we were
giving bath to his (dead) daughter, he said: 'Wash her three times, five times or more, if you think it
necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor, and when you finish, notify me.' " Um
'Atiyya added, "After finishing, we informed him and he gave us his waist sheet and told us to shroud
her in it and did not say more than that."