Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1474
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِذَا وَلِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Umar ibn Yunus narrated to us; Ikrimah ibn Ammar narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Hassan, from Muhammad ibn Sirin, from Abu Qatadah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When one of you takes charge of preparing his brother, let him shroud him well.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic uses a general expression for taking charge of or attending to one’s brother, followed by an instruction to shroud him well.