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Hadith 473
Hadith #
473
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
1
Section
26
Part
Content
Chapter
The Funeral Prayer (salat Al-janazah)
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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Hadith.474 - Abu Basir asked Imam (as) about who has the most right to perform the funeral prayer for a woman who has passed away. Imam (as) replied: "Her husband." Abu Basir then asked: "Does the husband have more right than her father, son, or brother?" The Imam said: "Yes, and he may also wash her." [AL SADUQ] My father wrote in his message to me: "Know, my son, that the person with the most right to lead the funeral prayer for the deceased is whoever is designated by the deceased's guardian (Wali). If there is a man from the Banu Hashim among the people, he has priority for leading the prayer if designated by the guardian of the deceased. If someone leads without being appointed by the deceased’s guardian, then they are usurping that right."
474 - وَ سَأَلَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ: عَنِ اَلْمَرْأَةِ تَمُوتُ مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالصَّلاَةِ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ «زَوْجُهَا» فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلزَّوْجُ أَحَقُّ مِنَ اَلْأَبِ وَ اَلْوَلَدِ وَ اَلْأَخِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَ يُغَسِّلُهَا. وقال أبي رحمه الله في رسالته إلي: إعلم يا بني أن أولى الناس بالصلاة على الميت من يقدمه ولي الميت، وإن كان في القوم رجل من بني هاشم فهو أحق بالصلاة عليه إذا قدمه ولي الميت، فان تقدم من غير أن يقدمه ولي الميت فهو غاصب.
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