Washing of the Deceased

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 24

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 24

Washing of the Deceased

Hadith #356

356 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَوْ أَدْرَكْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ عِنْدَ اَلْمَوْتِ لَنَفَعْتُهُ» فَقِيلَ لِلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِمَا ذَا كَانَ يَنْفَعُهُ قَالَ «كَانَ يُلَقِّنُهُ مَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ.

Hadith.356 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir said: "If I had reached Ikrimah at the time of his death, I would have benefited him." When asked how, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq explained: "He would have instructed him in what you are upon (referring to the beliefs of faithful)”.