Muhammad.com collection in 109 languages

A time to lay the Prophet to rest:

It was time for the Prophet, praise and veneration be upon him, to be laid to
rest, however, the companions were uncertain how they should best
prepare him, for he was not to be treated like ordinary men. Then, Allah in
His Mercy caused a deep slumber to overtake them in which each heard a
voice saying: "Wash the Prophet with his garment upon him." When they
awoke they told each other of the voice and were happy to know that they
had all heard the same instruction, so they went to Lady Ayesha's
apartment where he lay to give him his final bath.

When the Prophet, praise and veneration be upon him, passed away he
was wearing a long woolen robe, so they wetted it. Then, Ali gently rubbed
his hand over it and as he did he said: "Dearer than my father and my
mother, how excellent you are in both life and death." To all who attended
him, the Prophet, praise and veneration be upon him, appeared just as if
he was sleeping peacefully.

The matter now arose as to where he should be laid to rest. Some thought