Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: Expressions to Pronounce on Seeing a Dead Person 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْ٠ُغِيرَةِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ لاَ أَعْلَ٠ُهُ إِلاَّ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي حَ٠ْزَةَ قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ٠) إِذَا رَأَى جَنَازَةً قَدْ أَقْبَلَتْ قَالَ الْحَ٠ْدُ لله الَّذِي لَ٠ِنَ السَّوَادِ الْ٠1.

I do not know about him more of his name - from abu Hamzah who has said the following: “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), on seeing a dead body brought near, would say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah who has not brought my life to an end.’” رسل كالحسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/5))