Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 655
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 655 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave Hadrat Zainab ra 's hand in marriage to Abul ‘ As , after his accepting Islam. After six years separation, the previous Nik ah was upheld. 21 Hadrat Zainab ra passed away in the 8 th Hijrah. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa himself gave all the instructions about her final bath and also about the funeral. Hadrat Umme ‘A t iyyah ra relates; "The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came and instructed us to bathe Zainab ra three or five times with water infused with Jujube. He further said that we could bathe her more than five times if we thought it necessary. He instructed us to use camphor and to inform him when we had finished. When we finished bathing her and informed H u du r sa , he gave us his wrap which served as covering for his lower body and told us to use it as a shroud for her. In one tradition it is stated that H u du r sa told them to make three plaits of her hair. 22 He also instructed them to start bathing her from the right side and in the same sequence as the wu du. 23 At the death of Hadrat Zainab ra , H u du r sa descended in her grave. He was full of grief. When he came out, he was somewhat relieved. He said, "I remembered the time of weakness suffered by Zainab and prayed to God, O All a h, alleviate the hardship of the grave and relieve us of grief. " God has accepted my prayer and