Riyad as-Salihin 779
The Excellence of Wearing White Clothes and the Permissibility of Wearing Red, Green, Yellow and Black Clothes Made from Cotton and Linen but not Silk
- وعن سمرة رضى الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:"إلبسوا البياض؛ فإنها أطهر وأطيب، وكفنوا فيها موتاكم". ((رواه النسائي والحاكم))
Translation
Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, 'Wear white clothes because they are the purest and they are closest to modesty; and shroud the dead in it." [An- Nasa'i and Al-Hakim].
Grades by grader
| Abu Ghuddah | Sahihgraded on nasai:1896 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:2810 | fawazahmed0 |
| Bashar Awad Maarouf | Hasan Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:2810 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Soundgraded on tirmidhi:2810Another source records this grader as “Daif” (fawazahmed0). | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:2810 | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 2810الْبَسُوا الْبَيَاضَ فَإِنَّهَا أَطْهَرُ وَأَطْيَبُ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ
- Misykatul Mashabih 4337وَعَن سَمُرَة أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْبَسُوا الثِّيَابَ الْبِيضَ فَإِنَّهَا أَطْهَرُ وَأَطْيَبُ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ». رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَه
- Musnad Ahmad 20154الْبَسُوا الثِّيَابَ الْبِيضَ فَإِنَّهَا أَطْهَرُ وَأَطْيَبُ، وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ