وَ كَتَبَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ سَرِيرِ الْمَيِّتِ يُحْمَلُ أَ لَهُ جَانِبٌ يُبْدَأُ بِهِ فِي الْحَمْلِ مِنْ جَوَانِبِهِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ أَوْ مَا خَفَّ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ يَحْمِلُ مِنْ أَيِّ الْجَوَانِبِ شَاءَ فَكَتَبَ ع مِنْ أَيِّهَا شَاءَ.
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Hadith.462 - Hussein ibn Saeed wrote to Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as), asking about the bier of the deceased: Is there a specific side that should be carried first from among its four sides, or can one carry it from any side that is easiest? Imam (as) replied: "From whichever side he wishes."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.