Narrated from Ummul Momineen Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in three garments which were Yemeni, Sahuli, made of cotton, and neither silk nor wool. There was neither a shirt nor a turban among these garments.

Narrated Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that: While a man was standing at Arafat, he suddenly fell from his mount and the mount crushed him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Bathe him with water and lote tree leaves, shroud him in two garments, do not apply perfume to his body, and do not cover his head, for he will be raised on the Day of Resurrection reciting Talbiyah (in the state of Ihram)."

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that when Abdullah bin Ubayy (the hypocrite) died, his son came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "Please give me your shirt and pray his funeral prayer and seek forgiveness for him." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him his shirt and said, "(When the funeral is ready) inform me so that I may pray for him." Accordingly, he informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to pray for him, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) held him from behind and said, "Has Allah not forbidden you to pray for the hypocrites?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I have been given a choice in this matter. Allah has said: 'Whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them (it is all the same for them); even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them.'" (Surah At-Tawbah: 80) So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed his funeral prayer, then this verse was revealed: "And never pray (the funeral prayer) for any of them (the hypocrites) who dies." (Surah At-Tawbah: 84)

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to Abdullah bin Ubayy after he had been placed in the grave, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) had him taken out, put his saliva in his mouth, and dressed him in his own shirt.

Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We migrated with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) solely for the pleasure of Allah Almighty, so our reward became assured with Allah. Some of us are such that they passed away and did not take anything from their reward (in this world); among them was Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with him). And some of us are those for whom their fruit ripened and they are picking and eating it. Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred on the day of Uhud, and we did not find anything from his belongings with which we could shroud him except a single sheet (and that too was so small that) if we covered his head with it, his feet would be exposed, and if we covered his feet, his head would be exposed. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) instructed us to cover his head and to put idhkhir (a type of grass) on his feet.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman brought a bordered sheet as a gift to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). (Then Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) asked those present:) Do you know what a "burdah" is? They said (yes, we know, a burdah) is a "shimlah" (that is, it is called a sheet). Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) said yes. The woman said: I have made it with my own hands and have brought it so that you may wear it. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) accepted it. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was also in need of clothing, so he came out and that sheet was his lower garment. Then a man praised it and said: Please give it to me. (So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave it to him.) The people said (to that man): You did not do well; the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) wore it in a state of great need, and you asked him for it, and you also know that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) does not refuse a request (no matter how great his own need may be). That man replied: By Allah! I did not ask for it so that I could wear it, but I asked for it so that it would be my shroud. Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) says that then that very sheet became his shroud.

Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We were forbidden from accompanying funeral processions, but it was not with strict prohibition.

Umm al-Mu'mineen Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him), says: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) say: "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah to mourn for any deceased person for more than three days, except for her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days."

Narrated Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): (Once) the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by a woman who was sitting and weeping at a grave. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to her: "Fear Allah and be patient." She replied, "Go away from me, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine." Later, it was said to her that he was the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (and you have replied to him so disrespectfully). So she came to the door of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (she thought there would be guards at the door of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but) she did not find any guards at his door. Then she said, "I did not recognize you (that is why I replied disrespectfully, now I will be patient)." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Patience is at the first stroke of calamity."

Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (Sayyidah Zainab, may Allah be pleased with her) sent a man to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying that my son is in the throes of death, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not come. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent back (this) message (saying): "Convey my greetings and say: (What should I do by coming?) Whatever Allah has given and whatever He has taken, all belongs to Him, and everything with Him has an appointed term, so you should be patient and hope for reward." Again, she sent a man to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and made him swear that he must come, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up, and with him were Sa'd bin 'Ubadah, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with them), and some other companions (may Allah be pleased with them). (When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived there) the child was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and (at that time it was his last moments) his soul was fluttering (Abu 'Uthman, the narrator, says) I think (Sayyiduna Usama, may Allah be pleased with him) said that he was fluttering as if it were a waterskin (being shaken). Then the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began to flow with tears, so Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "This is mercy which Allah has placed in the hearts of His servants, and Allah shows mercy only to those of His servants who are merciful."