Chapter on the Prayer over the Dead

Sa’ad ibn Abdillah from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Khalid ibn Madd al-Qalanisi from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him, who said: I asked Imam al-Baqir عليه السلام about a man who is eaten by a wild beast or a bird, and only his bones remain, without flesh. What should be done with him? Imam عليه السلام said: “He should be washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried. And if the deceased is in two halves, the prayer (Salat Al Mayyit) should be performed over the half that contains his heart.”