8. My father said: Ahmad ibn Idris said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab, on the authority of Musa ibn Sa`dan, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim, on the authority of Abu Zakariyya, on the authority of Abu Basir that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq said :

When the child of believing parents passes away, a caller warns the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth: Beware! Verily, the son of the so and so has passed away. If the child’s father, mother, or relatives have passed away, he will be given to them so that they can feed him. If the child does not have any immediate relatives who have passed away, then he is handed over to Fatimah, blessings of Allah be upon her, to feed him until his parents or relatives pass away, and then he is handed over to them.