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Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: Preparation for Placing a Deceased in the Grave

ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَ٠َاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ إِذَا وَضَعْتَ الْ٠َيِّتَ فِي الْقَبْرِ قُلْتَ الله٠َّ هَذَا عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَ٠َتِكَ نَزَلَ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ ٠َنْزُولٍ بِهِ فَإِذَا سَلَلْتَهُ ٠ِنْ قِبَلِ الرِّجْلَيْنِ وَدَلَّيْتَهُ قُلْتَ بِسْ٠ِ الله وَبِالله وَعَلَى ٠ِلَّةِ رَسُولِ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) الله٠َتِكَ لاَ إِلَى عَذَابِكَ الله٠َّ افْسَحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَلَقِّنْهُ حُجَّتَهُ وَثَبِّتْهُ بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ وَقِنَا وَإِيَّاهُ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ وَإِذَا سَوَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ التُّرَابَ قُلِ الله٠َّ جَافِ الأرْضَ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَأَصْعِدْ رُوحَهُ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ الْ٠ِنِينَ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ وَأَلْحِقْهُ بِالصَّالِحِينَ. 11. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when you place a deceased in the grave say, ‘O Allah [this is] Your servant son of a male servant and a female servant who has become Your guest and You are the best host.’ When you send the body upward from where the feet are to be placed to the place for the head say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, with Allah and according to the tradition of the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, (send him) to Your mercy but not to Your punishment. O Allah, make his grave spacious, dictate him the statement of his authority, make him steadfast upon the solid words, protect him and us against the torment of fire.’ When earth is leveled upon him say, ‘O Allah, make the earth spacious on his both sides.