405 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ اَلْمَكِّيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ اَلثَّوْرِيَّ: يَسْأَلُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلتَّخْضِيرِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ اَلْأَنْصَارِ هَلَكَ فَأُوذِنَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِمَوْتِهِ فَقَالَ لِمَنْ يَلِيهِ مِنْ قَرَابَتِهِ «خَضِّرُوا صَاحِبَكُمْ مَا أَقَلَّ اَلْمُخَضَّرِينَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ » قَالَ وَ مَا اَلتَّخْضِيرُ فَقَالَ «جَرِيدَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ تُوضَعُ مِنْ أَصْلِ اَلْيَدَيْنِ إِلَى أَصْلِ اَلتَّرْقُوَةِ ».
Hadith.405 - It was narrated from Yahya ibn 'Abbad al-Makki that He said: "I heard Sufyan al-Thawri asking Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir 
about 'al-takhdir' (placing green branches).
Imam replied: 'A man from the Ansar died, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed of his death. He said to those from the man's relatives who were responsible for him, "Place greenery (al-takhdir) on your companion. How few are those who will be adorned with greenery on the Day of Resurrection."'
Sufyan asked: 'What is al-takhdir?'
Imam said: "A green palm branch that is placed from the base of the hands to the base of the collarbone."
