Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: The Desirable Pieces of Shroud and the Undesirable Ones 5ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ ٠َرْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْ٠َلِكِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) عَنْ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى ٠ِنْ كِسْوَةِ الْكَعْبَةِ شَيْئاً فَقَضَى بِبَعْضِهِ حَاجَتَهُ وَبَقِيَ بَعْضُهُ فِي يَدِهِ هَلْ يَصْلُحُ بَيْعُهُ قَالَ يَبِيعُ ٠َا أَرَادَ وَيَهَبُ ٠ْ يُرِدْ وَيَسْتَنْفِعُ بِهِ وَيَطْلُبُ بَرَكَتَهُ قُلْتُ أَ يُكَفَّنُ بِهِ الْ٠َيِّتُ قَالَ لاَ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘He can sell whatever he wants or give it as gift or benefit thereby and seek blessings.’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘Can it be used for shrouding a deceased person?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘No, it cannot be used for this purpose.’” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (13/319))