Talqin: Difference between revisions

[[‘Allama Majlisi]] devised a procedure for talqin in his [[Bihar al-anwar]] on the basis of hadiths. The same procedure is also cited in the addenda of [[Mafatih al-jinan]]. Here is the procedure:

When the corpse is placed inside the grave, the knots of the shroud should be untied and soil should be placed on the corpse’s face with a headrest of soil and some clod on its back. And before filling the tomb with soil, one should put his hand on the corpse’s shoulder, approaching his mouth to the corpse’s ears, and while shaking the corpse, recite the following supplication three times.