Not to eat meat for one week after a death in the family, then fast on the third and eighth day and once every three months for one year. To make the deceased's bed with fresh linen and to burn a light by it for one year. To keep the deceased's room lit for one week. To place flour and food around the deceased's bed. To keep the deceased's place at the table, fill his or her plate and give the food to a beggar.
Female relatives cover their heads with a scarf and hide their faces with a shawl.
You were alive as we were, We will be like you. In this valley of tears, We will pray to the Lord for you. To wash the body with water brought from the fountain in a new container and to dress it in white clothes. To pass a gold or silver coin over the mouth of the deceased, and then give the coin to a beggar. To pass a coin and piece of bread over the eyes of the deceased.