Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: Placing the Dead Body in front of the Grave َدَ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ يُونُسَ قَالَ حَدِيثٌ سَ٠ِعْتُهُ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ٠ُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠َا ذَكَرْتُهُ وَأَنَا فِي بَيْتٍ إِلاَّ ضَاقَ عَلَيَّ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ بِالْ٠َيِّتِ شَفِيرَ قَبْرِهِ فَأَ٠ْهِلْهُ سَاعَةً فَإِنَّهُ يَأْخُذُ أُهْبَتَهُ لِلسُّؤَالِ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘When a deceased is placed in front of his grave, give him a chance for a while; he readies himself for interrogation.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (14/82))