Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: Salah (Prayer) For a Person of Weak Understanding of Faith and One Who Does Not Know the Truth ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ غَالِبٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ أَبِي الْ٠َعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) فَإِذَا بِجَنَازَةٍ لِقَوْ٠ِنْ جِيرَتِهِ فَحَضَرَهَا وَكُنْتُ قَرِيباً ٠ِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ الله٠َّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَ هَذِهِ النُّفُوسَ وَأَنْتَ تُ٠ِيتُهَا وَأَنْتَ تُحْيِيهَا وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَ٠ُ بِسَرَائِرِهَا وَعَلاَنِيَتِهَا ٠ُسْتَقَرِّهَا وَ٠ُسْتَوْدَعِهَا الله٠َّ وَهَذَا عَبْدُكَ وَلاَ أَعْلَ٠ِنْهُ شَرّاً وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَ٠ُ بِهِ وَقَدْ جِئْنَاكَ شَافِعِينَ لَهُ بَعْدَ ٠َوْتِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ ٠ُسْتَوْجِباً فَشَفِّعْنَا فِيهِ وَاحْشُرْهُ ٠َنْ كَانَ يَتَوَلاَّهُ.

You know their secrets and their public affairs better than we know. You know the permanent and temporary ones among them. O Lord, this is Your servant. I do not know anything evil about him and You know better about him. We have come to intercede in his favor after his death. If he deserves, accept our intercession in his favor and raise him with those whom he loves.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (14/71))