✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَحَدِهِمَا يُحَلُّ كَفَنُ الْمَيِّتِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ يُبْرَزُ وَجْهُهُ.

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 1, p. 457

Abu Hamza said: I said to Imam Baqir or Imam Sadiq (prayers of God be upon them both): 'Should the deceased's shroud be untied?' He said: 'Yes, and his face should be uncovered!'

2 عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عُقَدِ كَفَنِ الْمَيِّتِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَدْخَلْتَهُ الْقَبْرَ فَحُلَّهَا.

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 1, p. 450

Abu Basir said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the knots of the deceased's shroud; he said: 'When you place him in the grave, untie them!'

3 عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: إِذَا وَضَعْتَهُ فِي لَحْدِهِ [قَبره] فَحُلَّ عُقدَتَهُ الْحَدِيثَ.

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 1, p. 457

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'When you place the deceased in his grave, untie his knots!'

4 عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ مُكْرَمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يُجْعَلُ لَهُ وِسَادَةٌ مِنْ تُرَابٍ وَ يُجْعَلُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ مَدَرَةٌ لِئَلَّا يَسْتَلْقِيَ وَ يُحَلُّ عُقَدُ كَفَنِهِ كُلُّهَا وَ يُكْشَفُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْعَى لَهُ الْحَدِيثَ.

📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 172

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'A pillow of soil is placed (for the deceased) and a clod is placed behind his back so he does not fall on his back, and all the knots of his shroud are untied, and his face is uncovered, and then a supplication is made for him!'

5 عَنْ مَحْفُوظٍ الْإِسْكَافِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَدْفِنَ الْمَيِّتَ فَلْيَكُنْ أَعْقَلُ مَنْ يَنْزِلُ فِي قَبْرِهِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ لْيَكْشِفْ عَنْ خَدِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يُفْضِيَ بِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 195

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'When you want to bury the deceased, the most intelligent person who enters his grave should be at the head of the deceased, and he must uncover his right cheek so that it touches the ground!'

6 قَالَ الصَّادِقُ إِذَا وَضَعْتَ الْمَيِّتَ فِي لَحْدِهِ فَضَعْهُ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَ حُلَّ عُقَدَ كَفَنِهِ وَ ضَعْ خَدَّهُ عَلَى التُّرَابِ

📚 Al-Hidayah, p. 27

📚 Al-Bihar, vol. 82, p. 57, hadith 46.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'When you place the deceased in his niche (lahd), place him on his right side, facing the qibla, and untie the knots of his shroud, and place his cheek on the soil!'

✅ According to the above narrations and others, the deceased is placed in a shaqq or lahd on his right side, facing the qibla. The most intelligent person in the grave should be at his head, and all the knots of his shroud are untied. The shroud is opened from the face of the deceased, and a pillow of soil is placed under his head, and his right cheek is placed on the soil, and a clod is placed behind his back so that he does not fall on his back.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ

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Manners of burial

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