Wash her three times, or five times, or more if you find that necessary. Wash her with water and Sidr (ground lote leaves), add camphor—or a pinch of camphor—to water in the last time, and let me know when you finish
عن أُمّ عَطِيَّةَ الأنصارية رضي الله عنها قالت: «دخل علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين تُوُفِّيَتْ ابنته، فقال: اغْسِلْنَهَا ثلاثا، أو خمسا، أو أكثر من ذلك -إن رَأَيْتُنَّ ذلك- بماء وَسِدْرٍ، واجْعَلْنَ في الأخيرة كافُورا -أو شيئا من كافور- فإذا فَرَغْتُنَّ فَآذِنَّنِي ». فلما فَرَغْنَا آذَنَّاهُ، فأعطانا حَقْوَهُ، وقال: أَشْعِرْنَهَا بِهِ -تعني إزاره-. وفي رواية «أو سَبْعا»، وقال: « ابْدَأْنَ بِمَيَامِنِهَا ومَواضِعِ الوُضوء منها» وإن أُمّ عَطِيَّةَ قالت: وجعلنا رأسها ثلاثة قُرُون».
Explanation
Zaynab, the daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ), passed away. The Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon the women who were to wash her and said to them: Wash her with water and lote leaves an odd number of times—three, or five, or more if needed—and in the final wash, add some camphor. When you finish, inform me. When they finished washing her, they informed him. He then gave his lower garment to the women who washed her and said: Wrap her in it, and make it the garment closest to her body.
Then her hair was braided into three plaits.
Source
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