The Chapter of Condolences and Grief During Calamities, Visiting Graves, Lamentation and Mourning Gatherings
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 27
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 27
The Chapter of Condolences and Grief During Calamities, Visiting Graves, Lamentation and Mourning Gatherings
وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ مَلَكاً مُوَكَّلاً بِالْمَقَابِرِ فَإِذَا اِنْصَرَفَ أَهْلُ اَلْمَيِّتِ مِنْ جَنَازَتِهِمْ عَنْ مَيِّتِهِمْ أَخَذَ قَبْضَةً مِنْ تُرَابٍ فَرَمَى بِهَا فِي آثَارِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ اِنْسَوْا مَا رَأَيْتُمْ فَلَوْ لاَ ذَلِكَ مَا اِنْتَفَعَ أَحَدٌ بِعَيْشٍ.
Abu Basir narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام that He said: "There is an angel assigned to the cemeteries. When the family of the deceased returns home after the funeral, this angel takes a handful of soil and throws it after them, saying, 'Forget what you have seen.' Were it not for this, no one would find any benefit (joy) in living."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh