Hadith 525
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2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Al-Husayn ibn Sa’id and Muhammad ibn Khalid from al- Nadr ibn Suwayd from ibn Muskan who has narrated the following
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about Ghusl (bath) for a dead body. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must give it a Ghusl (bath) with water mixed with Sidr, (Lotus tree leaves), thereafter one more Ghusl (bath) with water mixed with camphor and Dharirah (a certain herb or incense from India), if available, then you must give it one Ghusl (bath) with pure water.’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘Is it necessary to give three Ghusl (baths) to all of the body?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, that is correct.’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘Is it necessary to keep a piece of cloth on it during Ghusl (bath)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is necessary; if possible, there must be a shirt on it so you can give it Ghusl (bath) under the shirt. He (the Imam) said, ‘I would like that one who gives Ghusl (bath) wrap his or her hand with a piece of fabric when giving Ghusl (bath) to a dead body.’”
2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ غُسْلِ الْمَيِّتِ فَقَالَ اغْسِلْهُ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ ثُمَّ اغْسِلْهُ عَلَى أَثَرِ ذَلِكَ غَسْلَةً أُخْرَى بِمَاءٍ وَكَافُورٍ وَذَرِيرَةٍ إِنْ كَانَتْ وَاغْسِلْهُ الثَّالِثَةَ بِمَاءٍ قَرَاحٍ قُلْتُ ثَلاَثَ غَسَلاَتٍ لِجَسَدِهِ كُلِّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ إِذَا غُسِّلَ قَالَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ فَغَسِّلْهُ مِنْ تَحْتِهِ وَقَالَ أُحِبُّ لِمَنْ غَسَّلَ الْمَيِّتَ أَنْ يَلُفَّ عَلَى يَدِهِ الْخِرْقَةَ حِينَ يُغَسِّلُهُ.
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