Abu Dawud
Funerals
Book Number: 014 / Hadith Number: 3153
Narated By Al-Husayn ibn Wahwah : Talhah ibn al-Bara' fell ill and the Prophet (pbuh) came to pay him a sick-visit. He said: I think Talhah has died; so tell me (about his death), and make haste, for it is not advisable that the corpse of a Muslim should remain withheld among his family.