ON THE SUBJECT OF 154 NOT DISCLOSING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONDITION OF THE DECEASED; WASHING THE BODY OF THE DECEASED H 941 "Whosoever washes the body of the deceased and keeps its secret is forgiven by Allah forty times." R 941 Hakim with a chain up to Abi Rafi' Aslam, a freed servant of the Prophet, who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
باب الكف عن مَا يرى من الميت من مكروه 928- وعن أَبي رافع أسلم مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : أنَّ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، قَالَ : "مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيتاً فَكَتَمَ عَلَيْهِ ، غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ أربَعِينَ مَرَّة" رواه الحاكم ، وقال : صحيح عَلَى شرط مسلم .