Burial Rites of the Holy Prophet (sa)

Hazrat Amir relates that following the demise of the Holy Prophet (sa), Hazrat Ali (ra), Hazrat Fazl (ra) and Hazrat Usama (ra) bin Zaid washed the body of the Holy Prophet (sa) and these same individuals lowered the Holy Prophet’s (sa) blessed body into the grave. In another narration, it is mentioned that Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf was also among these individuals.

(Sunan Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Jana‘iz, Bab Kam Yadkhulu al-Qabar, Hadith 3209)