Hazrat Zainab — Page 38
HADRAT ZAINAB 38 َُِْٰ َِِْ َِّ َ ِِّٰ َِّ ٍ اَللّٰھُم َّ صَل ِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّد Allah u mma s alli ‘al a Muhammad O Allah! Shower your blessings on Muhammad. Hadrat ‘A t iyyah ra , Hadrat Ummi Aiman ra , Hadrat Saudah ra and Hadrat Ummi Salamah ra washed the body of Hadrat Zainab. The Holy Prophet sa was informed after the body of Hadrat Zainab ra had been washed. The Holy Prophet sa offered his own mantle to be placed on the body inside the shroud. The Holy Prophet sa also instructed that all parts of the body should be washed three or five times and camphor should be applied on the body. It is also narrated that the Holy Prophet sa said “O Ummi ‘A t iyyah ra ! Wrap my daughter in this shroud in the best manner, braid her hair in three parts, and apply the best perfumes on her. ” The Holy Prophet sa himself led his daughter’s funeral prayer, lowered her into the grave and she was buried in Jannatul-Baq i ‘. The Holy Prophet sa ’s grief was evident from his face. Recalling the suffering of Hadrat Zainab ra the Holy Prophet sa prayed, “O Allah! Ease the suffering of