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), reported from Abu Al-Qasim Ja'far bin Muhammad, from Muhammad bin Ya'qub, from Muhammad bin Yahya, from Muhammad bin Ahmad, from Al-Abbas bin Ma'ruf, from Al-Ya'qubi, from Musa bin Isa, from Muhammad bin Maysar, from Harun bin Al-Jahm, from Al-Sakuni: Abu Abdullah عليه السلام said: “The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, said: “Do not leave a crucified person hanging for more than three days; rather, take him down and bury him.”