Chapter on the Prayer over the Dead

As for what was narrated by Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa from Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi from Ahmad ibn al-Nadr al-Khazzaz from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir, who said: I asked Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him, about the takbir over the funeral, is there something fixed (in number) in it or not? Imam عليه السلام said: “No. The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, pronounced eleven, nine, seven, five, six, and four takbirs (over the deceased).”