Chapter on Instructing the Dying (Talqin al-Muhtadarin)

Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa, from Musa bin al-Qasim al-Bajali and Abu Qatadah, from Ali bin Ja'far, from his brother Imam Musa Al-Kadhim عليه السلام, said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about washing the deceased in an open space. Imam عليه السلام said: “There is no harm, but if he is roofed (under cover) with a curtain, it is more preferable to me.”