Then we washed it, then we made it into three plaits. We only washed it upon the command of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and his instruction. In the hadith of Umm Sulaym, from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "Braid her hair into three plaits; a forelock and two sides, and do not make her resemble men." (5). As for combing, Ahmad disliked it and said: 'Aisha said: "Why are you combing (6) your deceased?" He said: meaning do not comb her head with a comb. And because that cuts her hair and pulls it out. It was narrated from Umm 'Atiyya that she said: "We combed her into three plaits." Agreed upon. Ahmad said: "They only braided it," and he disapproved of the comb. It is as if he interpreted her statement "we combed her" to mean "we braided her," for the reason we have mentioned. And Allah knows best.

352 - Issue: He said: "(Walking with the funeral procession is to be done with haste.)"

There is no disagreement among the Imams, may Allah have mercy upon them, regarding the recommendation of hastening with the funeral procession. The text mentions this, and it is the statement of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "Hasten with the funeral procession; for if it was righteous, it is a good that you are presenting it to, and if it was otherwise, it is an evil that you are casting off your necks." Agreed upon (1). From Abu Hurayra, he said: When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would follow a funeral procession, he would say: "Speed up (2) with it, and do not tread in the manner of the Jews with their funeral processions." Narrated by Ahmad, in