Dawood -saww came, and it was said to him -as , ‘The man has died.

Dawood -saww came, and it was said to him -as , ‘The man has died.’ He -as said: ‘Bury your companion!’’ قَالَ فَأَنْكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ قَالُوا كَيْفَ لَمْ يَحْضُرْهُ He -asws said: ‘The children of Israel -as disliked that, and they said, ‘How come he -as did not attend him (his funeral)?’’ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غُسِّلَ قَامَ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلًا فَشَهِدُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا يَعْلَمُونَ إِلَّا خَيْراً فَلَمَّا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ قَامَ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلًا فَشَهِدُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا يَعْلَمُونَ إِلَّا خَيْراً He -asws said: ‘When he had been washed, fifty men stood up testifying with Allah -azwj that they had not known (from the deceased) except good.

When they had prayed Salat upon him, fifty (more) men stood up and testified with Allah -azwj that they had not known (from the deceased) except good. فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى دَاوُدَ ع مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ فُلَاناً Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed to Dawood -as : “What prevents you -as from attending so and so?” قَالَ الَّذِي أَطْلَعْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ He -as said: ‘That which You -azwj had Notified me -as upon of his matter’.

قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَكَذَلِكَ وَ لَكِنْ شَهِدَهُ قَوْمٌ مِنَ الْأَحْبَارِ وَ الرُّهْبَانِ فَشَهِدُوا بِي مَا يَعْلَمُونَ إِلَّا خَيْراً فَأَجَزْتُ شَهَادَتَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَ غَفَرْتُ لَهُ مَعَ عِلْمِي فِيهِ. He -azwj Said: “Even though it was like that, but a group of the Rabbis and the Monks had attended him.