Riyad as-Salihin

Book 6: The Book of Visiting the Sick

كتاب عيادة المريض وتشييع الميت والصلاة عليه وحضور دفنه المكث عند قبره بعد دفنه

62 hadith in this book

Chapter 154 Prohibition of Disclosing the Physical defects of the Deceased
- باب الكف عن ما يري من الميت من مكروه

Abu Rafi` Aslam (May Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who washes a dead body and conceals what he notices of physical defects, he will be forgiven forty times.''

[Al-Hakim].

- عن أبي رافع أسلم مولي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏ من غسل ميتاً فكتم عليه ، غفر الله له أربعين مرة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الحاكم وقال صحيح علي شرط مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Reference
Riyad as-Salihin 928
In-book reference
Book 6, Hadith 35

Hadith text, translations and grading are courtesy of Sunnah.com.

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