Yahya ibn Sa'id said: It has reached me that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, said to Sayyida Aisha al-Siddiqa, may Allah be pleased with her, during his illness: "In how many garments was the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, shrouded?" Sayyida Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "In three white garments of Sahul." Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "This garment that I am wearing has ochre or saffron on it, so wash it and use it along with the other garments to shroud me." Sayyida Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "What is this (is there no other garment)?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The living have more need of clothing than the dead; the shroud is only for pus and blood."