Chapter on Touching the Deceased
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 25
وَ سُئِلَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ اِشْتَرَى مِنْ كِسْوَةِ اَلْكَعْبَةِ شَيْئاً فَقَضَى بِبَعْضِهِ حَاجَتَهُ وَ بَقِيَ بَعْضُهُ فِي يَدِهِ هَلْ يَصْلُحُ بَيْعُهُ فَقَالَ «يَبِيعُ مَا أَرَادَ وَ يَهَبُ مَا لَمْ يُرِدْهُ وَ يَسْتَنْفِعُ بِهِ وَ يَطْلُبُ بَرَكَتَهُ» قِيلَ أَ يُكَفَّنُ فِيهِ اَلْمَيِّتُ قَالَ «لاَ.
Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام was asked about a man who had purchased part of the covering of the Kaaba (Kiswah) and used some of it to fulfil a need, while some of it remained with him. He was asked whether it was permissible to sell the remaining part. Imam عليه السلام said: "He may sell what he wants, give away what he does not need, use it, and seek its blessings." He was then asked if it was permissible to shroud a deceased person in it Imam عليه السلام said: "No."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh