Chapter on Instructing the Dying (Talqin al-Muhtadarin)

Abu Ali Al-Ash'ari narrated from some of our companions, from Ibn Fadhal, from Marwan, from Abdul Malik, who said: I asked Abu Al-Hasan عليه السلام, about a man who bought something from the covering of the Kaaba (kiswa). He used (sold) part of it to fulfill a need, and some of it remained in his possession. I asked: "Is it permissible to sell it?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "He may sell what he wants, gift what he does not need, benefit from it, and seek its blessings." I then asked: "Can it (kiswa) be used to shroud the dead?" Imam عليه السلام said: "No."