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)

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْمُؤْمِنُ قَبْرَهُ نُودِيَ أَلاَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ حِبَائِكَ اَلْجَنَّةُ، أَلاَ وَ أَوَّلُ حِبَاءِ مَنْ تَبِعَكَ اَلْمَغْفِرَةُ.
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام said: "When a believer enters their grave, it is proclaimed: 'Behold, your first gift is Paradise! And the first gift for those who followed your funeral procession is forgiveness.'"
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