Hadith 21

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’, and ‘Ghayba’ of the sheykh –
‘Among what Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al-Himeyri wrote to Al-Qaim-ajfj whereby he wrote, ‘It is reported to us from the Scholar-asws having been asked about a prayer leader who prays Salat with the people, one of the Salats, and an event (of death) occurs upon him. How should the one behind him deal with it? ’
He-asws said: ‘He (prayer leader) would be set aside and one of them should go forward and complete their Salat, and he (prayer leader), and the one touching him should wash’. The Holy letter – ‘It isn’t upon the one touching him except washing the hand, and when the occurrence (of death) does not occur, the Salat is cut. His Salat would be complete with the people’’. [31]
And from him, said, ‘I wrote (to Al-Qaim-ajfj), ‘And it is reported from the Scholar-asws: ‘The one who touches a deceased with his heat should wash his hands, and one who touches him and he has become cold, upon him is the washing’, and this deceased (prayer leader) is in this state, not being except with his heat. So, the deed regarding that is based upon what it is, and perhaps he had set him aside and did not touch him. How can the washing be obligated upon him? ’
The Holy letter: ‘When he touches him in this state, there would not be upon him except washing his hand’’. [32]