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3 – The narration indicates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a distinctive ruling not shared by other deceased persons.
4 – Those who washed the Prophet ﷺ were ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, assisted by his uncle al-ʿAbbās, al-ʿAbbās’s two sons al-Faḍl and Qutham, as well as Usāmah ibn Zayd and Shuqrān, the freedman of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say, “Had I known then what I know now, no one would have washed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except his wives.” Reported by Aḥmad (25774).
٣ - في الحديث أنَّ لرسول الله ﷺ خاصية ليست لغيره من الموتى.
٤ - غسَّل النبيَّ ﷺ: عليُّ بن أبي طالب، وساعده عمُّه العباس، وابناه: الفضل وقثم، وأسامة بن زيد، وشقران مولى رسول الله ﷺ ﵃ وكانت عائشة ﵂ تقول: "لو استقبلت من أمري ما استدبرتُ، ما غسَّل رسول الله ﷺ إلاَّ نساؤه". [رواهُ أَحمد (٢٥٧٧٤)].
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