Chapter on Guiding the Dying, Positioning Them at Death, Procedures for Their Final Moments, Washing Them, and Placing Them in Shrouds

The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), may Allah سبحانه وتعالى support him, narrated to me from Abu al-Qasim Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub, from a group of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa, from Sama‘ah, from Abu ‘Abdullah عليه السلام: Imam عليه السلام said: "It is recommended to place a fresh palm branch (Jaridah) with the deceased in his grave. The grave should be raised above the ground by the width of four joined fingers. Water should be sprinkled over it, and then it should be left as is."