It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman brought a woven sheet to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "which had a border on both sides." (Hazrat Sahl, may Allah be pleased with him, also described the sheet to the people) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have made this with my own hands and brought it to you so that you may wear it." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) needed it, so he accepted the sheet from her. After a short while, when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, that sheet was on his blessed body. A man, "whose name Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) had mentioned," touched it and said, "How excellent this sheet is! O Messenger of Allah! Please give it to me to wear." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Alright," went home, folded it, and sent it to that man. The people said to him, "By Allah! You did not do well. This sheet was given to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by someone, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also needed it, yet you asked him for it, even though you know that he never turns away a beggar empty-handed." He replied, "By Allah, I did not ask for this sheet to wear it, but I asked for it so that it may become my shroud at the time of my death." Thus, the day he passed away, that very sheet was his shroud.