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472 - وَ رَوَى عُمَرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا مَاتَ اَلْمُؤْمِنُ فَحَضَرَ جَنَازَتَهُ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلاً مِنَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ قَالُوا: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا لاَ نَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ خَيْراً وَ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنَّا قَالَ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى قَدْ أَجَزْتُ شَهَادَاتِكُمْ وَ غَفَرْتُ لَهُ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِمَّا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ.

Hadith.472 - Omar ibn Yazid narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), that He said: "If a believer passes away and forty men from among the believers attend their funeral and say: Allāhumma innā lā na‘lam minhu illā khayran wa anta a‘lamu bihi minnā 'O’ Allah (swt), we do not know of anything but good from this person, and You know him better than we do,' Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, responds, 'I have accepted your testimony and forgiven him for what I know that you do not.'"

473 - وَ سَأَلَهُ اَلْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَلْمَلِكِ: هَلْ يُصَلَّى عَلَى اَلْمَيِّتِ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ.

Hadith.473 - Al-Fadl ibn Abd al-Malik asked Imam (as): "Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer for the deceased in the mosque?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes”.

474 - وَ سَأَلَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ: عَنِ اَلْمَرْأَةِ تَمُوتُ مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالصَّلاَةِ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ «زَوْجُهَا» فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلزَّوْجُ أَحَقُّ مِنَ اَلْأَبِ وَ اَلْوَلَدِ وَ اَلْأَخِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَ يُغَسِّلُهَا. وقال أبي رحمه الله في رسالته إلي: إعلم يا بني أن أولى الناس بالصلاة على الميت من يقدمه ولي الميت، وإن كان في القوم رجل من بني هاشم فهو أحق بالصلاة عليه إذا قدمه ولي الميت، فان تقدم من غير أن يقدمه ولي الميت فهو غاصب.

Hadith.474 - Abu Basir asked Imam (as) about who has the most right to perform the funeral prayer for a woman who has passed away. Imam (as) replied: "Her husband." Abu Basir then asked: "Does the husband have more right than her father, son, or brother?" The Imam said: "Yes, and he may also wash her." [AL SADUQ] My father wrote in his message to me: "Know, my son, that the person with the most right to lead the funeral prayer for the deceased is whoever is designated by the deceased's guardian (Wali). If there is a man from the Banu Hashim among the people, he has priority for leading the prayer if designated by the guardian of the deceased. If someone leads without being appointed by the deceased’s guardian, then they are usurping that right."

475 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا فَاتَتْكَ اَلصَّلاَةُ عَلَى اَلْمَيِّتِ حَتَّى يُدْفَنَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَدْ دُفِنَ.

Hadith.475 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If you miss the funeral prayer for the deceased until they are buried, there is no problem in performing the prayer for them after they have been buried”.

476 - وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا فَاتَتْهُ اَلصَّلاَةُ عَلَى اَلْمَيِّتِ صَلَّى عَلَى قَبْرِهِ.

Hadith.476 - "The Messenger of Allah (sw), if he missed the funeral prayer for a deceased person, would offer the prayer at their grave”.

477 - وَ سَأَلَ اَلْيَسَعُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْقُمِّيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي عَلَى اَلْجِنَازَةِ وَحْدَهُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ فَاثْنَانِ يُصَلِّيَانِ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ يَقُومُ اَلْآخَرُ خَلْفَ اَلْآخَرِ وَ لاَ يَقُومُ بِجَنْبِهِ.

Hadith.477 - Al-Yasa' ibn Abdullah al-Qummi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man praying over a funeral alone. Imam (as) replied: "Yes, he may do so." I then asked: "What if there are two people praying?" The Imam said: "Yes, but one should stand behind the other, not next to him."

478 - وَقَالَ جَابِرٌ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا لَمْ يَحْضُرِ اَلرِّجَالُ اَلْمَيِّتَ تَقَدَّمَتِ اَلْمَرْأَةُ وَسَطَهُنَّ وَ قَامَ اَلنِّسْوَةُ عَنْ يَمِينِهَا وَ شِمَالِهَا وَ هِيَ وَسَطُهُنَّ تُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى تَفْرُغَ مِنَ اَلصَّلاَةِ.

Hadith.478 - Jabir said : Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If no men are present for the deceased, a woman should step forward and stand in the middle, with the other women positioned on her right and left, and She should lead by reciting the takbirs until the prayer is completed."

479 - وَقَالَ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ اَلصَّيْقَلُ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَيْفَ تُصَلِّي اَلنِّسَاءُ عَلَى اَلْجَنَائِزِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ «يَقُمْنَ جَمِيعاً فِي صَفٍّ وَاحِدٍ وَ لاَ تَتَقَدَّمُهُنَّ اِمْرَأَةٌ» قِيلَ فَفِي صَلاَةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ أَ يَؤُمُّ بَعْضُهُنَّ بَعْضاً قَالَ «نَعَمْ.

Hadith.479 - Al-Hasan ibn Ziyad al-Sayqal reported that Imam Abu Abdullah (as) was asked about how women should perform the funeral prayer if no men are present. Imam (as) replied: "They should all stand together in a single row, and no woman should step forward as a leader." He was then asked if, during the obligatory (written) prayers, one woman may lead another. The Imam said: "Yes."

480 - وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «صَلُّوا عَلَى اَلْمَرْجُومِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي وَ عَلَى اَلْقَاتِلِ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي وَ لاَ تَدَعُوا أَحَداً مِنْ أُمَّتِي بِلاَ صَلاَةٍ.

Hadith.480 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Offer the funeral prayer for the stoned (person) from my Ummah and for the one who takes their own life from my Ummah, and do not leave anyone from my Ummah without the funeral prayer."

481 - وَ سَأَلَ هِشَامُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ شَارِبِ اَلْخَمْرِ وَ اَلزَّانِي وَ اَلسَّارِقِ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِمْ إِذَا مَاتُوا فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ.

Hadith.481 - Hisham ibn Salim asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about whether the funeral prayer should be offered for one who drinks alcohol, commits adultery (zina), or steals if they pass away. Imam (as) replied: "Yes."