(12) باب فِي غَسْلِ الْمَيِّتِ
A hadith like this has been transmitted by Hafsa on the authority of Umm 'Atiyya with the exception (of these words that the Prophet asked them to wash her dead body):
" three times, five times, seven times, or more than that, if you deem fit:" Hafsa (further) said on the authority of Umm 'Atiyya: We braided (the hair) of her head in three plaits.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 939 d
In-book reference: Book 11, Hadith 49
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 2044