(15) باب فِي تَحْسِينِ كَفَنِ الْمَيِّتِ
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) one day in the course of his sermon made mention of a person among his Companions who had died and had been wrapped in a shroud not long (enough to cover his whole body) and was buried during the night. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) reprimanded (the audience) that a person was buried during the night (in a state that) funeral prayer could not be offered (over him by the Messenger of Allah). (And this is permissible only) when it becomes a dire necessity for a man. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) also said: When any one of you shrouds his brother, he should shroud him well.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 943
In-book reference: Book 11, Hadith 63
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 2058