Sunan Abi Dawud · Funerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب فِي الْغُسْلِ مِنْ غَسْلِ الْمَيِّتِ
Chapter: Ghusl For The One Who Has Washed A Deceased Person.
3 hadith · references 3160–3162
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Abu Dawud · 3160كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ : مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، وَيَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ ، وَمِنَ الْحِجَامَةِ ، وَغُسْلِ الْمَيِّتِNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet ﷺ used to take a bath on account of sexual defilement, on Friday, for cupping and washing the dead.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3161مَنْ غَسَّلَ الْمَيِّتَ ، فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ ، وَمَنْ حَمَلَهُ ، فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who washes the dead should take a bath, and he who carries him should perform ablution.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3162حَدَّثَنَا حَامِدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ إِسْحَاق مَوْلَى زَائِدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: This has been abrogated. When Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about a man taki6 narrators