It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“If any of you dies and (his relatives) find something (money to improve his shroud), let him wrap him up in a Hibara [1] .”
This hadith was narrated by Abu Dawood 3150 and ad-Diya al-Maqdisi from the words of Jabir.
Sheikh al-Albani called the hadith authentic. See Sahih al-Jami ‘as-Saghir 455, Ahkam-ul-janaiz 63.
[1] Hibara is a type of striped Yemeni cloak.
455 ( صحيح )
إذا توفي أحدكم فوجد شيئا فليكفن في ثوب حبرة
( د الضياء ) عن جابر .
Khadeeja