Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 400
touching-deceased
401 - وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ عِلَّةِ اَلْجَرِيدَةِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ يَتَجَافَى عَنْهُ اَلْعَذَابُ مَا دَامَتْ رَطْبَةً.
Hadith.401 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the reason for placing the palm branch (jareedah), Imam (as) replied: "Indeed, the punishment is averted from them (the deceased) as long as it remains fresh."
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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