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 Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa, from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id and Muhammad ibn Khalid, both from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, from Yahya ibn ‘Imran, from Harun ibn Khariqah, from Abu Basir, from Abu ‘Abdullah عليه السلام: Imam عليه السلام said: "When you lower the deceased, say: 'In the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, and by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, and upon the faith of the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family). O Allah سبحانه وتعالى, take him to Your mercy, not to Your punishment.' When you place him in the niche (Lahd), place your mouth near his ear and say: 'Allah سبحانه وتعالى is your Lord, Islam is your religion, Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم is your Prophet, the Quran is your Book, and ‘Ali عليه السلام is your Imam.'"