The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best shroud is a two-piece garment."
حدثنا يونس بن عبد الأعلى حدثنا ابن وهب أنبأنا هشام بن سعد عن حاتم بن أبي نصر عن عبادة بن نسي عن أبيه
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال خير الكفن الحلة
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[Its isnad is hasan] Abu Dawud narrated it in the Book of Funerals, in the chapter on the dislike of extravagance in shrouds, hadith 3156, from the hadith of Ibn Wahb, transmitted through him. Hakim and Dhahabi both graded it sahih, and it has a corroborating narration in Tirmidhi and elsewhere.Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us, Umar narrated to us