Attending the Funeralدفن میت میں شرکت

It is also tradition that the performers of the Deceased Prayer, especially the leader, should stop in their places until the funeral is raised. According to a reported tradition, when the Deceased Prayer is accomplished, these words should be said…

Imam Sadiq (a) is reported to have said that it is recommended to inform the brethren-in-faith about the death of their brother so that they will present themselves in the funeral ceremonies, offer prayers on his dead body, and implore Almighty Allah’s forgiveness for him. Once they do so, both they and the dead person will be rewarded. According to another acceptably reported tradition, Imam Sadiq (a) has said, “When a faithful believer is entered into the grave, he hears a caller saying to him: Verily, the first of Your gifts is Paradise and the first of the gifts of those who followed you (in your funeral ceremony) is forgiveness.”

According to another tradition, Imam Sadiq (a) has said, “The first gift of a faithful believer in his grave is that all those who have followed his funeral will be forgiven.” According to another tradition, Imam Sadiq (a) has said, “Whoever follows the funeral of a faithful believer to the grave, Almighty Allah will order 70 angels to escort him on the Resurrection Day and to implore Allah’s forgiveness for him from the grave to the situation of the Judgment.” The Imam (a) is also reported to have said, “Whoever participates in carrying the coffin of a dead faithful believer, Almighty Allah will forgive 25 of his grand sins. If he carries the 4 legs (consecutively) of the coffin, all his sins will be forgiven.”