Chapter on the Additions

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Ahmad ibn al-Hasan from Amr ibn Sa’id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from Ammar from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him: Imam al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about the newborn, over whom the ‘Pen’ (of accountability) has not yet passed, is the funeral prayer performed over him? Imam عليه السلام said: “No. The prayer is only for the man and the woman when the ‘Pen’ (of accountability) has passed over them.”