It was recorded by al-Bukhari (6), and he said: The meaning of 'ashʻirnaha iyyahu' (clothe her in it) is to wrap her in it. Ibn Aqil said: 'The major private parts (al-awra al-mughallaza) are covered by a single garment, so the body of the deceased is even more deserving of that.' The Qadi said: 'Less than three garments are not sufficient for one who can afford them.' A similar view is narrated (7) from Aishah, and he argued that if less than that were permissible, then shrouding with it would not be permissible for one who has orphans, as a precaution for them. The correct view is the former, and what the Qadi mentioned is not sound; for it is permissible to shroud with a [fine] garment even while sufficiency is achieved with less than it.

Section: Ahmad said: 'A young child is shrouded in a single cloth, and if he is shrouded in three, there is no harm.' Ishaq said the same, and Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, al-Thawri, the proponents of opinion (ashab al-ra'y), and others said similarly. There is no disagreement among them that one garment is sufficient for him, and [that if he is] (8) shrouded in three, there is no harm; for he is a male, so he resembles a man.

Section: If a man cannot find a garment that covers his entirety, he should cover his head and place grass or leaves over his feet, as was narrated from Khabbab that Mus'ab ibn Umayr was killed on the day of Uhud, and nothing was found to shroud him in except a striped cloak (nimra) (9). When we placed it over his head, his feet would be exposed, and when we placed it over his feet, his head would be exposed. The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded us to cover his head and place some idhkhir (10) grass over his feet. Recorded by al-Bukhari (11). If he finds nothing but what