It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever conceals (the faults of) another person in this world, Allah Almighty will conceal him on the Day of Resurrection.

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The day the illness of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began, he came to me and I said: Oh, my head! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I wish it would happen that (after you fall ill) you would pass away, then I would prepare you and bury you.

(Second chain of narration) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: It will not harm you if you pass away before me, for I will bathe you, shroud you, offer your funeral prayer, and then bury you.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: If I had known later what I came to know, then only the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have given him (peace and blessings be upon him) the ritual bath.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, he says: On the day of Uhud, the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, turned towards the martyrs and said: Cover them with their blood, I bear witness on their behalf.)) Then two or three men were buried in a single grave, and at the time of burial it was asked which of them had memorized more of the Qur'an, and he would be placed first in the grave. Sayyiduna Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, says: That day my father and uncle were buried in one grave.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Suhair رضي الله عنه, he says: When the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم turned towards the martyrs of Uhud, he said: I am a witness over them. Whoever is wounded in the way of Allah, Allah Almighty will raise him on the Day of Resurrection in such a state that blood will be flowing from his wound; its color will be like blood, but its fragrance will be like musk. Now see! Among them, the one who has memorized more of the Noble Qur’an, place him towards the front in the grave.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the martyrs of Uhud: Do not give them a bath, for on the Day of Resurrection, every wound or every drop of blood will emit the fragrance of musk. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform their funeral prayer either.

Abdullah bin Farukh says: I was present when Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) was buried in his clothes along with his blood, and he was not given a ritual bath (ghusl).

Sayyida Umm Atiyya (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We were washing the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: Wash her three or five times with water and lotus leaves, or more if you feel it is necessary, but mix some camphor in the last wash. Then when you have finished, inform me. So when we finished washing, we informed him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us his lower garment and said: Wrap her first in this cloth. Sayyida Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: He (peace and blessings be upon him) had said to wash her an odd number of times, i.e., three, five, or seven times. Sayyida Umm Atiyya (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We combed her hair and divided it into three parts. In one narration: We brought the front and side hair to the back.

Qatadah says: Ibn Sirin learned the method of bathing from Sayyidah Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her). She says: We intended to bathe the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed us to bathe her three times with water mixed with lote tree leaves. If cleanliness is achieved, then fine; otherwise, bathe her five times. If cleanliness is achieved, then fine; otherwise, bathe her more times. Sayyidah Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We think that by more than five times, seven times is meant.