The Funeral Prayer (Salat Al-Janazah)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 26
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 26

The Funeral Prayer (Salat Al-Janazah)

وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْجَنَازَةِ يُخْرَجُ مَعَهَا بِالنَّارِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اِبْنَةَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أُخْرِجَ بِهَا لَيْلاً وَ مَعَهَا مَصَابِيحُ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about a funeral procession in which fire (torches or lamps) is carried. Imam عليه السلام replied: "The daughter of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم was taken out at night, and lamps accompanied her."
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