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

Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated from Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdullah, from Ya‘qub ibn Yazid, from Muhammad ibn Shu‘ayb, from Abu Kahmas: He said: "I was present at the death of Isma‘il عليه السلام while Abu ‘Abdullah عليه السلام was sitting beside him. When death had approached him, he tied his jaw, closed his eyes, and covered him with a cloth. Then Imam عليه السلام ordered his preparation (for burial). When Imam عليه السلام completed the arrangements, Imam عليه السلام called for the shroud and wrote on its edge: 'Isma‘il bears witness that there is no god but Allah سبحانه وتعالى.'"