Hadith #533

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنْ

Body (Matn)

سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْرُ ثِيَابِكُمْ الْبَيَاضُ فَالْبَسُوهَا أَحْيَاءً وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ وَخَيْرُ أَكْحَالِكُمُ الْإِثْمِدُ

Isnad Chain

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وكيعnarrator

وكيع

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المسعوديnarrator

المسعودي

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ابن خثيم عنcompanion

ابن خثيم عن

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Sa'id ibn Jubayr — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The best of your garments is white — so wear white while you are alive, and use it as the shroud for your dead. And the best of your kohl is ithmid [antimony].'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 533

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3171

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