1677 - دفنُ المَيِّتِ‏

1677. BURRYING THE DEAD

5882.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا ماتَ المَيِّتُ أوّلَ النَّهارِ فلا يَقيلُ إلّا في قَبرِهِ .¹

5882.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a person dies at the beginning of the day then he should not spend that night anywhere other than in his grave.' ²

5883.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لاتَدفِنوا مَوتاكُم باللّيلِ إلّا أن تَضطَرُّوا .³

5883.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not bury your dead in the night unless you are compelled to.' ⁴

5884.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ أرحَمَ ما يَكونُ اللَّهُ بالعَبدِ إذا وُضِعَ في حُفرَتِهِ .⁵

5884.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most merciful Allah is towards His servant is when he is put in the hole of his grave.' ⁶

5885.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أمَرَنا رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله أن نَدفِنَ مَوتانا وَسطَ قَومٍ صالِحينَ ؛ فإنّ المَوتى‏ يَتأذّونَ بجارِ السَّوءِ كما يَتأذّى‏ بهِ الأحياءُ .⁷

5885.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The Messenger of Allah (SAWA) ordered us to bury our dead in the midst of righteous people, for the dead are hurt by evil neighbours in the same way that living people are.' ⁸

1676 - تَشييعُ الجَنازَةِ

1676. ATTENDING FUNERAL PROCESSIONS

5877.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : سِرْ سَنتَينِ بِرَّ والِدَيكَ ، سِرْ سَنةً صِلْ رَحِمَكَ ، سِرْ مِيلاً عُدْ مَريضاً ، سِرْ مِيلَينِ شَيِّعْ جَنازَةً .¹

5877.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Travel [i.e. walk] two years [in distance] to do good to your parents, travel one year to reconcile with your kin, travel a mile [in distance] to visit a sick person, and travel two miles [in distance] to attend a funeral procession.' ²

5878.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكُم بالسَّكِينَةِ ، علَيكُم بالقَصدِ في المَشيِ بجَنائزِكُم .³

5878.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'You must walk quietly, and in deliberation when walking in your funeral processions.' ⁴

5879.الدعوات : كانَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إذا تَبِعَ جَنازَةً غَلَبَتهُ كآبَةٌ ، وأكثَرَ حَديثَ النَّفسِ ، وأقَلَّ الكلامَ .⁵

5879. It is narrated in al-Daawat: When the Prophet (SAWA) followed a funeral procession, grief would overcome him and he would increase in speaking to his own self, and lessen his talking. ⁶

5880.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أوّلُ ما يُتحَفُ بهِ المؤمنُ يُغفَرُ لِمَن تَبِعَ جَنازتَهُ .⁷

5880.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The first gift that a believer is able to bestow [others after his death] is that those who follow his funeral procession are forgiven.' ⁸

5881.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : يَنبَغي لأولياءِ المَيّتِ أن يُؤْذِنوا إخوانَ المَيّتِ بمَوتهِ ، فيَشهَدونَ جَنازَتَهُ ويُصَلُّونَ علَيهِ ، فيُكسِبُ لَهُمُ الأجرَ ويُكسِبُ لِمَيّتهِ الاستِغفارَ .⁹

5881.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'It is a must for the guardians of the corpse to inform the brothers of the deceased person of his death so that they can attend his funeral and perform the prayers for him, so that they may be rewarded on account of him and the deceased person will be forgiven.' ¹⁰

(اُنظر) الزّواج ، باب 887 .

(See also: MARRIAGE: section 887)