When he washed the body of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) he looked for what is usually found on the dead person’s body (i.e. dirt), but found nothing. Therefore, He said: May my father be sacrificed for you, you are pure alive and dead
Narrator in the source: ‘Ali
‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When he washed the body of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) he looked for what is usually found on the dead person’s body (i.e. dirt), but found nothing. Therefore, He said: "May my father be sacrificed for you, you are pure alive and dead."- Grade in the source
- Authentic hadith
- Reported by
- Narrated by Ibn Majah
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 10962 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه ، قال: لما غَسَّل النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ منه ما يُلتمس مِن الميِّت، فلم يَجِدْه، فقال: «بأبي الطيِّب، طِبتَ حيًّا، وطِبتَ ميتًا».Understand this hadith
When ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) washed the body of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) he went on looking for things that are usually looked for on the deceased like urine, excrement, and the like. Such things usually come out of the corpse as a result of joints’ relaxation. Nevertheless, ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) found nothing. So, he said: May my father be sacrificed for you, you are the pure one; you were pure when alive and you are pure when dead.
References (original Arabic)
- سنن ابن ماجه، تحقيق: محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي، نشر: دار إحياء الكتب العربية - فيصل عيسى البابي الحلبي. - حاشية السندي على سنن ابن ماجه، لمحمد بن عبد الهادي التتوي نور الدين السندي، الناشر: دار الجيل – بيروت. - معجم اللغة العربية المعاصرة، للدكتور أحمد مختار عبد الحميد عمر بمساعدة فريق عمل، الناشر: عالم الكتب، الطبعة: الأولى، 1429 هـ - 2008 م. - صحيح وضعيف سنن ابن ماجه, محمد ناصر الدين الألباني , برنامج منظومة التحقيقات الحديثية - من إنتاج مركز نور الإسلام لأبحاث القرآن والسنة بالإسكندرية.