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 أَوْصَى أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ لِمَأْتَمِهِ وَ كَانَ يَرَى ذَلِكَ لِلسُّنَّةِ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ «اِتَّخِذُوا لآِلِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ طَعَاماً فَقَدْ شُغِلُوا.
Imam al-Baqir عليه السلام made a will specifying 800 dirhams to be used for his mourning gathering (ma'tam), as he saw this as part of the tradition (sunnah). This was because the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "Prepare food for the family of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, for they are preoccupied [by their loss]."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh