✅ Answer: Please refer to the following narrations:

1⃣عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی جَعْفَرٍ أَ رَأَیْتَ الْمَیِّتَ إِذَا مَاتَ لِمَ تُجْعَلُ مَعَهُ الْجَرِیدَةُ فَقَالَ یَتَجَافَی عَنْهُ الْعَذَابُ وَ الْحِسَابُ مَا دَامَ الْعُودُ رَطْباً إِنَّمَا الْحِسَابُ وَ الْعَذَابُ کُلُّهُ فِی یَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ فِی سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَدْرَ مَا یَدْخُلُ الْقَبْرَ وَ یَرْجِعُ الْقَوْمُ وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَتِ السَّعَفَتَانِ لِذَلِکَ فَلَا یُصِیبُهُ عَذَابٌ وَ لَا حِسَابٌ بَعْدَ جُفُوفِهِمَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 145

Zurarah says: I asked Imam Baqir (AS): 'Why is a jariyda placed with the deceased?' The Imam replied: 'As long as the branch is moist, punishment and reckoning are kept away from him. All the punishment and reckoning occur on a single day and hour, as long as it is placed in the grave and the people leave. Indeed, two palm tree branches are placed for this purpose, and, insha'Allah, after they dry, punishment and reckoning will no longer affect him.'

2⃣عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ زِیَادٍ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْداللَّه عَنِ الْجَرِیدَةِ الَّتِی تَکُونُ مَعَ الْمَیِّتِ فَقَالَ تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنَ وَ الْکَافِرَ.

📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 145

Hasan bin Ziyad asked Imam Sadiq (AS) about the jariyda placed with the deceased. The Imam said: 'It benefits both the believer and the disbeliever.'

3⃣ عَنْ یَحْیَی بْنِ عُبَادَةَ الْمَکِّیِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْیَانَ الثَّوْرِیَّ یَسْأَلُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ التَّخْضِیرِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ هَلَکَ فَأُوذِنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِمَوْتِهِ فَقَالَ لِمَنْ یَلِیهِ مِنْ قَرَابَتِهِ خَضِّرُوا صَاحِبَکُمْ فَمَا أَقَلَّ الْمُخَضَّرِینَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَةِ قَالَ وَ مَا التَّخْضِیرُ قَالَ جَرِیدَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ تُوضَعُ مِنْ أَصْلِ الْیَدَیْنِ إِلَی أَصْلِ التَّرْقُوَةِ.

📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 88

Yahya bin Ubadah says: I heard Sufyan Thawri ask Imam Baqir (AS) about the act of 'takhdheer' (placing branches). The Imam replied: 'A man from the Ansar passed away, and when his death was reported to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), he instructed some of his relatives to perform the takhdheer, as very few will be subjected to it on the Day of Judgment!' He asked: 'What is takhdheer?' The Imam said: 'It is a branch of palm tree leaves placed from the wrist to the clavicle.'

4⃣عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: یُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ یُدْخَلَ مَعَهُ فِی قَبْرِهِ جَرِیدَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 199

Imam Sadiq (AS) said: 'It is recommended that a fresh branch of a palm tree be placed with the deceased in his grave.'

5⃣عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ بِلَالٍ أَنَّهُ کَتَبَ إِلَی أَبِی الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ الرَّجُلُ یَمُوتُ فِی بِلَادٍ لَیْسَ فِیهَا نَخْلٌ فَهَلْ یَجُوزُ مَکَانَ الْجَرِیدَةِ شَیْءٌ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ غَیْرُ النَّخْلِ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ رُوِیَ عَنْ آبَائِکَ أَنَّهُ یَتَجَافَی عَنْهُ الْعَذَابُ مَا دَامَتِ الْجَرِیدَتَانِ رَطْبَتَیْنِ وَ أَنَّهَا تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنَ وَ الْکَافِرَ فَأَجَابَ یَجُوزُ مِنْ شَجَرٍ آخَرَ رَطْبٍ.

📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 144

Ali bin Bilal wrote to Imam Hadi (AS) about a person who died in a land without palm trees. He asked whether it was permissible to use another tree branch instead of palm tree branches. The Imam replied: 'It is permissible to use the branch of another tree, provided it is fresh.'

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 153

6⃣عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ بِلَالٍ أَنَّهُ کَتَبَ إِلَیْهِ یَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْجَرِیدَةِ إِذَا لَمْ یَجِدْ یَجْعَلُ بَدَلَهَا غَیْرَهَا فِی مَوْضِعٍ لَا یُمْکِنُ النَّخْلُ فَکَتَبَ یَجُوزُ إِذَا أُعْوِزَتِ الْجَرِیدَةُ وَ الْجَرِیدَةُ أَفْضَلُ وَ بِهِ جَاءَتِ الرِّوَایَةُ

وَ رَوَی عَلِیُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِیمَ فِی رِوَایَةٍ أُخْرَی قَالَ: یُجْعَلُ بَدَلَهَا عُودُ الرُّمَّان

Ali bin Bilal wrote again to Imam (AS) and asked whether, if palm branches could not be found, it was permissible to use another tree branch instead. The Imam replied: 'If the palm branch is rare and hard to find, it is permissible to use another fresh branch, but the palm branch is preferred, as there is a narration for it.'

Ali bin Ibrahim narrated that in another report, the pomegranate tree branch can be used in place of palm tree branches.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 153

Sahl bin Ziyad says: Several of our companions told us that they asked Imam (AS): 'If we do not have access to a palm tree branch, what should we use?' The Imam said: 'Use the branch of a cedar tree!' They asked: 'What if we cannot find cedar either?' The Imam replied: 'Use the branch of a willow tree!'

7⃣عن سَهْلِ بْنِ زِیَادٍ عَنْ غَیْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالُوا قُلْنَا لَهُ جُعِلْنَا فِدَاکَ إِنْ لَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَی الْجَرِیدَةِ فَقَالَ عُودَ السِّدْرِ قِیلَ فَإِنْ لَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَی السِّدْرِ فَقَالَ عُودَ الْخِلَافِ

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 1, p. 432

Muhammad bin Ali says: We asked Imam Kazim (AS) about placing a dry palm tree branch, which a person cuts themselves, with the deceased. The Imam replied: 'Dry branches are not permissible.'

8⃣ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ عِیسَی قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الأول عَنِ السَّعَفَةِ الْیَابِسَةِ إِذَا قَطَعَهَا بِیَدِهِ هَلْ یَجُوزُ لِلْمَیِّتِ تُوضَعُ مَعَهُ فِی حُفْرَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَا یَجُوزُ الْیَابِسُ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 152

Imam Sadiq (AS) said: 'The fresh palm tree branch should be of a length equal to one cubit (approximately half a meter) and should be placed from the clavicle to the hands, wrapped with the shroud.'

9⃣عَنْ یَحْیَی بْنِ عُبَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْداللَّهِ قَالَ : تُؤْخَذُ جَرِیدَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ قَدْرَ ذِرَاعٍ وَ تُوضَعُ وَ أَشَارَ بِیَدِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ تَرْقُوَتِهِ إِلَی یَدِهِ تُلَفُّ مَعَ ثِیَابِهِ

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 143

In a narration from Yunus, it is reported that the two palm tree branches should be placed on the deceased, one between the knees, with half of it facing the calf and the other half facing the thigh, and the other branch under the right armpit.

0⃣1⃣عَنْ عَلِیٍّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ یُونُسَ عَنْهُمْ فِی حَدِیثٍ قَالَ: وَ تَجْعَلُ لَهُ یَعْنِی الْمَیِّتَ قِطْعَتَیْنِ مِنْ جَرِیدِ النَّخْلِ رَطْباً قَدْرَ ذِرَاعٍ یُجْعَلُ لَهُ وَاحِدَةٌ بَیْنَ رُکْبَتَیْهِ نِصْفٌ فِیمَا یَلِی السَّاقَ وَ نِصْفٌ فِیمَا یَلِی الْفَخِذَ وَ یُجْعَلُ الْأُخْرَی تَحْتَ إِبْطِهِ الْأَیْمَنِ الْحَدِیثَ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 153

Imam Sadiq (AS) said: 'Two palm tree branches should be placed on the deceased, one on the right side and the other on the left side.'

1⃣1⃣عَنْ فُضَیْلِ بْنِ یَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِاللَّهِ قَالَ: تُوضَعُ لِلْمَیِّتِ جَرِیدَتَانِ وَاحِدَةٌ فِی الْأَیْمَنِ وَ الْأُخْرَی فِی الْأَیْسَرِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 153

Abdurrahman says: I asked Imam Sadiq (AS) about placing the jariyda in the grave. The Imam replied: 'There is no harm in it.'

2⃣1⃣ عَنْ عَبْدالرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْجَرِیدَةِ تُوضَعُ فِی الْقَبْرِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 152

Jamil bin Daraj says: The Imam (AS) said: 'The jariyda is one cubit long, and one of the branches is placed from the clavicle to wherever it reaches on the body, and the other is placed on the shroud on the left side from the clavicle to wherever it reaches.'

3⃣1⃣ عَنْ جَمِیلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ قَالَ: قَالَ: إِنَّ الْجَرِیدَةَ قَدْرُ شِبْرٍ تُوضَعُ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ التَّرْقُوَةِ إِلَی مَا بَلَغَتْ مِمَّا یَلِی الْجِلْدَ وَ الْأُخْرَی فِی الْأَیْسَرِ مِنْ عِنْدِ التَّرْقُوَةِ إِلَی مَا بَلَغَتْ مِنْ فَوْقِ الْقَمِیصِ.

✅ Based on the above narrations and others, the jariyda refers to the fresh palm tree branch, which should be two pieces, each approximately one cubit in length (about half a meter) or the length of a hand's span. These are placed with the deceased in the ways described in the narrations above.

✅ If fresh palm tree branches are not available, branches from a cedar tree can be used. If cedar is unavailable, branches from a willow or pomegranate tree can be used. If none of these trees are available, any other fresh tree branch can be used.

✅ It is essential that the branches are fresh, as dry branches are not permissible.

✅ The jariyda provides comfort to the believer and helps prevent punishment and reckoning, benefiting both believers and non-believers.

✅ Let us strive to perform this tradition for the deceased.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر