Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

412 - وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ اَلثَّالِثُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ ثِيَابٍ تُعْمَلُ بِالْبَصْرَةِ عَلَى عَمَلِ اَلْعَصْبِ اَلْيَمَانِيِّ مِنْ قَزٍّ وَ قُطْنٍ هَلْ يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يُكَفَّنَ فِيهَا اَلْمَوْتَى فَقَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ اَلْقُطْنُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اَلْقَزِّ فَلاَ بَأْسَ.

Hadith.412 - Abu Al-Hasan the third, Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (as), was asked about garments made in Basra similar to Yemeni fabric, made of silk (قز) and cotton (قطن), and whether they are suitable for shrouding the deceased. Imam (as) said: "If the cotton content is greater than the silk, then there is no issue (in using them)."

413 - وَ سُئِلَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ اِشْتَرَى مِنْ كِسْوَةِ اَلْكَعْبَةِ شَيْئاً فَقَضَى بِبَعْضِهِ حَاجَتَهُ وَ بَقِيَ بَعْضُهُ فِي يَدِهِ هَلْ يَصْلُحُ بَيْعُهُ فَقَالَ «يَبِيعُ مَا أَرَادَ وَ يَهَبُ مَا لَمْ يُرِدْهُ وَ يَسْتَنْفِعُ بِهِ وَ يَطْلُبُ بَرَكَتَهُ» قِيلَ أَ يُكَفَّنُ فِيهِ اَلْمَيِّتُ قَالَ «لاَ.

Hadith.413 - Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a man who had purchased part of the covering of the Kaaba (Kiswah) and used some of it to fulfil a need, while some of it remained with him. He was asked whether it was permissible to sell the remaining part. Imam (as) said: "He may sell what he wants, give away what he does not need, use it, and seek its blessings." He was then asked if it was permissible to shroud a deceased person in it Imam (as) said: "No."

414 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُونَ اَلْقَمِيصُ لِلْمَيِّتِ غَيْرَ مَكْفُوفٍ وَ لاَ مُزَرَّرٍ.

Hadith.414 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The shirt (Qamis) for the deceased should be without cuffs (غير مكفوف) and without buttons (ولا مزرر)."

415 - وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لَهُ اَلْقَمِيصُ أَ يُكَفَّنُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ «اِقْطَعْ أَزْرَارَهُ» قُلْتُ وَ كُمَّهُ قَالَ «لاَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ إِذَا قُطِعَ لَهُ وَ هُوَ جَدِيدٌ لَمْ يُجْعَلْ لَهُ أَكْمَامٌ فَأَمَّا إِذَا كَانَ ثَوْباً لَبِيساً فَلاَ يُقْطَعُ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ اَلْأَزْرَارُ.

Hadith.415 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about whether a man should be shrouded in his shirt (Qamis). Imam (as) said: "Remove its buttons." I asked: "And the sleeves?" Imam (as) said: "No, that is only necessary if it is made new for him, in which case it should have no sleeves. However, if it is an already-worn garment, only the buttons need to be removed."

416 - أَنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَتَى اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِأُوقِيَّةِ كَافُورٍ مِنَ اَلْجَنَّةِ وَ اَلْأُوقِيَّةُ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَماً فَجَعَلَهَا اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَثْلاَثٍ ثُلُثاً لَهُ وَ ثُلُثاً لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ ثُلُثاً لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلاَمُ.

Hadith.416 - Archangel Jibril (as), brought to the Prophet Muhammad (sw) an ounce of camphor from Paradise. An ounce in this context is equivalent to forty dirhams. The Prophet (sw) divided it into three parts: one part for himself, one part for Imam Ali (as), and one part for Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra {S.A}.

417 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ كَفَّنَ مُؤْمِناً فَكَأَنَّمَا ضَمِنَ كِسْوَتَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ اَلْقِيَامَةِ وَ مَنْ حَفَرَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ قَبْراً فَكَأَنَّمَا بَوَّأَهُ بَيْتاً مُوَافِقاً إِلَى يَوْمِ اَلْقِيَامَةِ.

Hadith.417 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever shrouds a believer, it is as if they have guaranteed their clothing until the Day of Resurrection. And whoever digs a grave for a believer, it is as if they have prepared for them a suitable dwelling until the Day of Resurrection."

418 - وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو اَلْجَارُودِ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُتَوَفَّى أَ تُقَلَّمُ أَظَافِيرُهُ وَ يُنْتَفُ إِبْطَاهُ وَ تُحْلَقُ عَانَتُهُ إِنْ طَالَتْ بِهِ مِنَ اَلْمَرَضِ فَقَالَ «لاَ.

Hadith.418 - Abu al-Jaroud asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who passed away: Should his nails be trimmed, his armpit hair plucked, or his pubic hair shaved if he had been bedridden for a long period? Imam (as) said: "No."

419 - وَ كُفِّنَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَثْوَابٍ فِي بُرْدَتَيْنِ ظَفِرِيَّتَيْنِ مِنْ ثِيَابِ اَلْيَمَنِ وَ ثَوْبِ كُرْسُفٍ وَ هُوَ ثَوْبُ قُطْنٍ.

Hadith.419 - "The Prophet, was shrouded in three garments: two pieces of Yemeni cloth known as "Zafariyyah" and a garment made of cotton ‘Kursaf’ cloth."

420 - وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّهُ حُنِّطَ بِمِثْقَالِ مِسْكٍ سِوَى اَلْكَافُورِ.

Hadith.420 - It is reported that the Prophet Muhammad (sw) was embalmed with a mithqal (a specific weight) of musk in addition to camphor.

421 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كَتَبَ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ أَنْ أُكَفِّنَهُ فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَثْوَابٍ أَحَدُهَا بُرْدٌ لَهُ حِبَرَةٌ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَ ثَوْبٌ آخَرُ وَ قَمِيصٌ.

Hadith.421 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "My father (as) wrote in his will that I should shroud him in three garments: one of them being a Yemeni cloth (hibarah) that he used to wear for Jumu’ah prayers, along with another cloth and a shirt (Qamis)."