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hadith 553
Hadith #
553
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
3
Section
22
Part
The Book on Dying People
Chapter
The Desirable Pieces of Shroud and the Undesirable Ones
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of our people who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Prepare good quality shroud for your deceased ones; it is beautification for them.’”
1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ
أَجِيدُوا أَكْفَانَ مَوْتَاكُمْ فَإِنَّهَا زِينَتُهُمْ.
Tags Washing the Deceased

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