Hadith 9948

Chapter 34

باب 34

(34) باب غَسْلِ الْمَيِّتِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعَةٍ

(34) Chapter: Washing the Deceased more than seven times
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، نَحْوَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " ثَلاَثًا أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكِ إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ ذَلِكِ " .

Something similar was narrated from Umm 'Atiyyah except, that he (the narrator) said:
"Three times or five, or seven, or more than that, if you think that (is necessary)."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1888

In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 71

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1889