Muhammad bin Yahya narrated from Muhammad bin Al-Husayn, from Abdul Rahman bin Abi Hashim, from Abu Khadijah, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: Imam عليه السلام said: "Linen was used by the Children of Israel for shrouding their dead, and cotton is for the nation of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, peace be upon him and his family."