Chapter on the First Matters to Be Addressed From Estate of the Deceased

Aṣim ibn Humayd narrated from Muhammad ibn Qays from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, who said that the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام said: "Indeed, the debt takes precedence over the will, then the will follows after the debt, and then the inheritance comes after the will. Verily, fulfilling what is prescribed in the Book of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, has the highest priority."

Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, who said: "The shroud (for burial) is to be provided from the entirety of the wealth (of the deceased)."

And Imam عليه السلام said: "The shroud of a woman is the responsibility of her husband if she passes away."

Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Riʾab from Zurarah, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a man who died while owing a debt equal to the price of his shroud. Imam عليه السلام said: "What he left behind should be used for the price of his shroud unless some people choose to contribute and provide his shroud. In that case, his debt should be paid off from what he left behind."