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22 son-in-law was going through. He expressed pride that Hazrat Usman ra was his son-in-law and said that even if he had ten daughters he would have given each one of them—after the passing away of the other—to Hazrat Usman ra in marriage. fifl This is how deeply the Holy Prophet sas loved and cared for Hazrat Usman ra. Upon the death of ra , the Holy Prophet sas , with tears ffiowing from his eyes, instructed how to prepare the body for bur- ial: The Holy Prophet sas instructed that lote-tree fifi leaves should be brought and boiled in water. This water was used to wash the body of ra three, 2ve or seven times as needed. After the body had been bathed with this water, camphor was applied to the body of ra. Then, the Holy Prophet sas placed the