[Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988).

[Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988).] It is also optional for the names of forty Momins (true believers) and their fathers to be written on a piece of cloth, after getting permission from them, which along with the testimony of the deceased's religious belief, act as witnesses to the fact that the deceased is a true believer. The Momins need to see the name of the deceased, who is the daughter / son of so and so is written on the cloth also.

NB: [There is a sheet manufactured in Yemen which is available for the use of Kafans and the ready made Kafans with the Holy names already printed on the cloth is available from Iran and Iraq] Wajib Three Pieces of Cloth for Kafan Whether the deceased is a male of a female, the following pieces of Kafan are Wajib. Lung (loin cloth) which should be large enough to cover from the loins to the knees but preferably from the breasts to the feet.

Pairahan (Kafani), should be long enough to cover the body from the shoulders to the ankles but preferably down to the feet. Chaadar / Sar-ta-siri / Pot Ki Chaadar (shroud / sheet), should be wide enough to cover the body all round and long enough to be fastened above the head and below the feet.

Mustahab (commendable) Pieces of Cloth for Kafan / Mustahabaat - e - Kafan For the Male person deceased: Raan Paich which should be one or two spans in width and 1 yards in length Ammama (Turban) about nine inches wide and three yards long so that after at least one roll round the head the ends may be stretches on to the breast.

For the Female person deceased: Raan Paich Orhni (a big scarf) Seena Band (a bodice) which should be wide enough to cover the breasts and long enough to tie in a knot at the back Extra Chaadar (sheet) Qasaaba (triangular kerchief) fastened round the head Therefore there are altogether five pieces of cloth for the deceased male and eight pieces of cloth for the deceased female.

[Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988).] As in bathing a deceased person, it is wajib that the person dressing the deceased in the Kafan, must get the permission of the heir of the deceased. Previous…