Chapter on Instructing the Dying (Talqin al-Muhtadarin)

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 23
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

Book 1, Chapter 23

Chapter on Instructing the Dying (Talqin al-Muhtadarin)

سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ:« لَيْسَ مِنْ لِبَاسِكُمْ شَيْءٌ أَحْسَنَ مِنَ اَلْبَيَاضِ فَالْبَسُوهُ وَ كَفِّنُوا فِيهِ مَوْتَاكُمْ».
Sahl bin Ziyad narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Abi Nasr, from Abi Jameelah, from Jabir, from Abu Ja'far عليه السلام, who said: Imam عليه السلام said: “The Prophet, may Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى blessings be upon him and his family, said: "There is nothing better among your clothing than white, so wear it and shroud your dead in it."
  • Ali Akbar al-Ghaffari
    Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 459
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
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