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70. Imra'at Al-Hasan Al-Sayqal

The wife of al-Hasan Ibn Ziyad Sayqal al-Kufi1 was a transmitter of traditions from Imam al-Sadiq ('a). She passed away in the year 151 A.H.L. She also related traditions from al-Hasan al-Sayqal, her husband. 'Ali Ibn 'Uqbah related traditions from her.

Shaykh al-Kulayni relying on his sources relates from 'Ali Ibn 'Uqbah from Imra'at (the wife of) al-Hasan al-Sayqal from Abu 'Abdullah ('a) as saying, "It is not appropriate to wail or tear one's clothes because of someone's passing away.2

Shaykh al-Tusi relying on his sources relates from 'Ali Ibn 'Uqbah from Imra'at al-Hasan al-Sayqal from Abu 'Abdullah ('a) as saying, "It was asked, 'How can women pray over a dead body if there are no men with them?'

He answered, 'They all stand in a row, and no one leads.'"3

  • 1. Al-Hasan Ibn Ziyad al-Sayqal al-Kufi Abu Muhammad al-Kufi was nicknamed Abu al-Walid Mawla al-Kufi. Shaykh al-Tusi introduces him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir ('a) and Imam al-Sadiq ('a). [Rijal al-Tusi, p. 166; Mu'jam Rijal al­Hadith, vol. 4, p. 331].
  • 2. Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 225.
  • 3. Tahdhib al-Akam, vol. 3, p. 326.