Al-KÄfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: The Most Preferred Person to Perform Salah (Prayer) for a Dead Person ÙÙ٠أÙصÙØÙابÙÙÙا عÙÙ٠سÙÙÙÙ٠بÙÙ٠زÙÙÙاد٠عÙÙ٠أÙØÙÙ ÙÙد٠بÙÙ٠أÙبÙÙ ÙÙصÙر٠عÙÙ٠بÙعÙض٠أÙصÙØÙابÙÙÙا عÙÙ٠أÙبÙ٠عÙبÙد٠اÙÙÙ (عÙÙÙÙÙÙ٠اÙÙسÙÙÙا٠) ÙÙاÙÙ ÙÙصÙÙÙÙ٠عÙÙÙ٠اÙÙجÙÙÙازÙة٠أÙÙÙÙÙ٠اÙÙÙÙاس٠بÙÙÙا Ø£ÙÙÙ ÙÙØ£ÙÙ 5.
A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from certain persons of our people who has said the following: âAbu âAbd Allah (a.s.), has said, âThe nearest relative performs Salah (prayer) for a deceased or one whom such relative likes to perform Salah (prayer).ââ رس٠- Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (MirʾÄt al-Ê¿UqÅ«l fÄ« Sharḥ AkhbÄr Äl al-RasÅ«l (4/38))