Chapter on Touching the Deceased

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 25
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 25

Chapter on Touching the Deceased

وَقَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا مَاتَ اَلْمَيِّتُ فِي اَلْبَحْرِ غُسِّلَ وَ حُنِّطَ وَ كُفِّنَ ثُمَّ يُوثَقُ فِي رِجْلِهِ حَجَرٌ وَ يُرْمَى بِهِ فِي اَلْمَاءِ.
The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "When a person dies at sea, they are washed, anointed (with Hunut), and shrouded. Then a stone should be tied to their leg, and they should be cast into the water."
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