Hadith 154
The Book of Visiting the Sick
ENGLISH
Abu Rafi` Aslam (May Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who washes a dead body and conceals what he notices of physical defects, he will be forgiven forty times.'' <b>[Al-Hakim]</b>.
ARABIC
عن أبي رافع أسلم مولي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
من غسل ميتاً فكتم عليه ، غفر الله له أربعين مرة
Hadith referenceRiyad as-Salihin 154
CollectionRiyad as-Salihin
BookThe Book of Visiting the Sick
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