Washing of the Deceased
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 24
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتاً مُؤْمِناً فَأَدَّى فِيهِ اَلْأَمَانَةَ غَفَرَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ» قِيلَ وَ كَيْفَ يُؤَدِّي فِيهِ اَلْأَمَانَةَ قَالَ «لاَ يُخْبِرُ بِمَا يَرَاهُ وَ حَدُّهُ إِلَى أَنْ يُدْفَنَ اَلْمَيِّتُ.
The Imam عليه السلام said: "Whoever washes a deceased believer and fulfils the trust in that act, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will forgive them." It was asked: "How does one fulfil the trust in this matter?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "By not disclosing what they see and maintaining their duty until the deceased is buried."
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