Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: The Ghusl (bath) Necessary for Touching a Dead Body and Washing or Touching When the Body Is Still Warm or Has Become Cold ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ يُغَسِّلُ الَّذِي غَسَّلَ الْ٠َيِّتَ وَإِنْ قَبَّلَ إِنْسَانٌ الْ٠َيِّتَ وَهُوَ حَارٌّ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غُسْلٌ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا ٠َسَّهُ وَقَبَّلَهُ وَقَدْ بَرَدَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْغُسْلُ وَ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَ٠َسَّهُ بَعْدَ الْغُسْلِ وَيُقَبِّلَهُ.

If one kisses a deceased when the dead body is still warm, one is not required to take Ghusl (bath); but if he touches the dead body or kisses it when it has become cold, must take Ghusl (bath) and it is not harmful to touch or kiss after the dead body is given Ghusl (bath).”’ شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (13/342))