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 
, 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 said: "If the cotton content is greater than the silk, then there is no issue (in using them)."
