Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shroud me in three garments and wrap them around me.

Hazrat Amr bin Haram narrates that Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid was asked, "In how many garments should a deceased person be shrouded?" He replied that Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "In one garment, in three garments, or in five garments (all are permissible)."

Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shroud me in these two garments—the two garments that he was wearing.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the deceased should be shrouded in three garments: a shirt, a lower garment, and a sheet.

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that when Waqid bin Abdullah passed away, Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar shrouded him in five garments: one shirt, three sheets, and one turban.

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that Hazrat Hamza was shrouded in a single cloth.

Hazrat Jabir narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded Hazrat Hamza in a single cloth, and that cloth was white and had other colors as well.

Hazrat Hisham narrates from his father that Hazrat Safiyyah came on the day of the Battle of Uhud with two cloths so that Hazrat Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib could be shrouded. He says that one cloth was longer than the other. He says that they found the body of an Ansari companion beside Hazrat Hamzah, so they cast lots between the two, and the one whose name was drawn was given the longer shroud, and the other was shrouded with the remaining cloth.

Hazrat Suwaid narrates that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq was shrouded in two garments.

Hazrat Suwaid says that both a woman and a man will be shrouded in two garments.