رَأَيْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ يَقُولُ لِابْنِهِ الْقَاسِمِ قُمْ يَا بُنَيَّ فَاقْرَأْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ أَخِيكَ وَ الصَّافَّاتِ صَفّاً حَتَّى تَسْتَتِمَّهَا فَقَرَأَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَ هُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقاً أَمْ مَنْ خَلَقْنا قَضَى الْفَتَى فَلَمَّا سُجِّيَ وَ خَرَجُوا أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ كُنَّا نَعْهَدُ الْمَيِّتَ إِذَا نُزِلَ بِهِ يُقْرَأُ عِنْدَهُ يس. وَ الْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ وَ صِرْتَ تَأْمُرُنَا بِالصَّافَّاتِ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ عَبْدٌ مَكْرُوبٌ مِنْ مَوْتٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا عَجَّلَ اللَّهُ رَاحَتَهُ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Musa Bin Al Hassan, from Suleyman Al Ja’fary who said, ‘I saw Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup> saying to his<sup>asws</sup> son Al-Qasim: ‘Arise O my<sup>asws</sup> son, and recite by the head of your (dying) brother <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:37#h1"><a href="/books/quran:37#h1">[37:1]</a></a> I swear by those who draw themselves out in ranks</span> (i.e., Chapter 37) until you complete it’. So he recited, and when he reached <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:37#h11"><a href="/books/quran:37#h11">[37:11]</a></a> Then ask them whether they were more difficult (for Us) to Create or those (others) whom We have Created</span>, the youth expired. So when he was shrouded and they went out, Yaqoub Bin Ja’far turned towards him<sup>asws</sup> and said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘We used to entrust the deceased, when we are with him, reciting in his presence <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:36#h1"><a href="/books/quran:36#h1">[36:1]</a></a> Ya Seen <a href="/#/books/quran:36#h2"><a href="/books/quran:36#h2">[36:2]</a></a> I swear by the Wise Quran</span> (i.e. Chapter 36) and you<sup>asws</sup> have come ordering us with Al-Saffaat (Chapter 37)?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O my<sup>asws</sup> son! It would not be recited for one who is suffering from death at all, except that Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would Hasten his departure’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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