What is the Sunnah kafan of a male and female deceased?
Published as Sunnah Kafan for a male and female deceased
Question
What is the Sunnah kafan of a male and female deceased?
Answer
The Sunnah kafan of a male comprises of three cloths i.e. a qamees (kurta), an izaar (loincloth) and a lifaafah (sheet). The Sunnah kafan of a female comprises of five cloths i.e. a qamees (kurta), an izaar (loincloth), an aurni (headband), a lifaafah (sheet) and a seenah-band (chest band).
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( ويسن في الكفن له إزار وقميص ولفاقة وتكره العمامة ) للميت ( في الأصح ) (الدر المختار 2/202)
كفن الرجل سنة إزار وقميص ولفافة (الفتاوى الهندية 1/160)
( ولها درع ) أي قميص ( وإزار وخمار ولفافة وخرقة تربط بها ثدياها ) وبطنها
قال الشامي : قوله ( ولها ) أي ويسن في الكفن للمرأة قوله ( أي قميص ) أشار إلى ترادفهما كما قالوا وقد فرق بينهما بأن شق الدرع إلى الصدر والقميص إلى المنكب قهستاني (رد المحتار 2/203)
(وكفنها سنة درع وإزار ولفافة وخمار وخرقة تربط بها ثدياها ) لحديث أم عطية أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أعطي اللواتي غسلن ابنته خمسة أثواب واختلف في اسمها ففي مسلم أنها زينب وفي أبي داود أنها أم كلثوم (البحر الرائق 2/190)
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