# Sahih Muslim 11:2059 — The Book of Prayer - Funerals

## Arabic
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ، قَالَ وَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتِ اغْسِلْنَهَا وِتْرًا ثَلاَثًا أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا قَالَ وَقَالَتْ أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ مَشَطْنَاهَا ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ ‏.‏

## English Translation (Abdul Hamid Siddiqui)
> Umm 'Atiyya reported: We washed her an odd number of times, i. e. three, five or seven times; and Umm 'Atiyya (further) said: We braided her hair in three plaits.

**Citation:** Sahih Muslim, Book 11 (The Book of Prayer - Funerals), Hadith 2059, narrated by Umm 'Atiyya reported: · Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim (English translation)
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