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-Hasan Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Dawud, from his father, from Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah al-Misma‘i and another man, from Isma‘il ibn Mihran, from Saif ibn ‘Amirah, from Abu ‘Abdullah عليه السلام: Imam عليه السلام said: "Do not enter the grave while wearing shoes, a cap, a cloak, or a turban." I asked: "What about boots (Khuff)?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "There is no harm in wearing boots, as removing them might appear improper."