Hadith 66

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ –
‘Al-Himeyri wrote to Al-Qaim-ajfj, ‘It is reported to us about the scholar-asws, he-asws had been asked about a prayer leader of a group praying with them one of their Salat(s), and an event (of death) occurs upon him, how should the one behind him react? ’
He-ajfj said: ‘He should be moved back and one of them should move forwards and complete their Salat, and the one touches him should wash’. The Holy letter isn’t based upon the one moving him aside except washing the hand, and when there is no event which cuts the Salat, he should complete his Salat with the group. And it is reported from the Scholar-asws: ‘One who touches a dead with his (body) heat, he should wash his hand, and the one who touches him and he has cooled, upon him is the washing (whole body), and this prayer leaders in this state cannot be except with (body heat). So, the action regarding that is based upon what it is, and perhaps he should move him aside with his cloth and does not touch him, so how can the washing be obligated upon him. The washing (mentioned in) the Holy letter is when he touches him upon this state, there would not be upon him except washing his hands. And he asked about the man who joins the prayer leader while he is performing Ruk’u, and he does Ruk’u with him, and he can reckon that Cycle, for one of our companions said, ‘If he has not heard Takbeer of the Ruk’u, so it isn’t for him to count with that Cycle’. He-ajfj answered: ‘When he joins with the prayer leader from glorification of the Ruk’u, he should glorify once, counting with that Cycle, and even if he had not heard Takbeer of the Ruk’u’’. [102]