Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: (I think that the people of Ziyad informed me that he reported on the authority of the Prophet ﷺ: A rider should go behind the bier, and those on foot should walk behind it, in front of it, on its right and on its left keeping near it. Prayer should be offered over an abortion and forgiveness and mercy supplicated for its parents.

حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يُونُسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَهْلَ زِيَادٍ أَخْبَرُونِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "الرَّاكِبُ يَسِيرُ خَلْفَ الْجَنَازَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْمَاشِي يَمْشِي خَلْفَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَمَامَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَنْ يَمِينِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَنْ يَسَارِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَرِيبًا مِنْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالسِّقْطُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيُدْعَى لِوَالِدَيْهِ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ".

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: Walk quickly with a funeral, for if the dead person was good it is a good condition to which you are sending him on, but it he was otherwise it is an evil of which you are riding yourselves.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ تَكُ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ تُقَدِّمُونَهَا إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ تَكُ سِوَى ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ".

Uyaynah ibn Abdur Rahman reported on the authority of his father that he attended the funeral of Uthman ibn Abul As. He said: We were walking slowly. Abu Bakrah then joined us and he raised his flog at us and said: You have seen us when we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We were walking quickly.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُيَيْنَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي جَنَازَةِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكُنَّا نَمْشِي مَشْيًا خَفِيفًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَحِقَنَا أَبُو بَكْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَفَعَ سَوْطَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَرْمُلُ رَمَلًا".

Uyaynah also reported the aforementioned tradition (No. 3176) through a different chain of transmitters. This version goes: We attended the funeral of Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah and he said: He (Abu Bakrah) made his mule run quickly and pointed with the flog.

حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ،‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُيَيْنَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا فِي جَنَازَةِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَحَمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَغْلَتَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَهْوَى بِالسَّوْطِ.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: We asked the Prophet ﷺ about walking with the funeral. He replied: Not running (but walking quickly). If he (the dead person) was good, send him to it quickly; if he was otherwise, keep away the people of Hell. The bier should be followed and should not follow. Those who go in front of it are not accompanying it. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Yahya bin Abdullah is weak. He is Yahya al-Jabir Abu Dawud said: This is from Kufah, and Abu Majidah is from Basrah. Abu Dawud said: Abu Majidah is obscure.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَحْيَى الْمُجَبِّرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد وَهُوَ يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ التَّيْمِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي مَاجِدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَأَلْنَا نَبِيَّنَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْمَشْيِ مَعَ الْجَنَازَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ"مَا دُونَ الْخَبَبِ إِنْ يَكُنْ خَيْرًا تَعَجَّلَ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ يَكُنْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَبُعْدًا لِأَهْلِ النَّارِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْجَنَازَةُ مَتْبُوعَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تُتْبَعُ لَيْسَ مَعَهَا مَنْ تَقَدَّمَهَا"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏هُوَ يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَحْيَى الْجَابِرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَهَذَا كُوفِيٌّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبُو مَاجِدَةَ بَصْرِيٌّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ أَبُو مَاجِدَةَ هَذَا لَا يُعْرَفُ 10.

Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah: A man fell ill and a cry was raised (for his death). So his neighbour came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said to him: He has died. He asked: Who told you? He said: I have seen him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He has not died. He then returned. A cry was again raised (for his death). He came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: He has died. The Prophet ﷺ said: He has not died. He then returned. A cry was again raised over him. His wife said: Go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and inform him. The man said: O Allah, curse him. He said: The man then went and saw that he had killed himself with an arrowhead. So he went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him that he had died. He asked: Who told you? He replied: I myself saw that he had killed himself with arrowheads. He asked: Have you seen him? He replied: Yes. He then said: Then I shall not pray over him.

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَرِضَ رَجُلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَ جَارُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَرَجَعَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَجَعَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ:‏‏‏‏ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخْبِرْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ:‏‏‏‏ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَآهُ قَدْ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ بِمِشْقَصٍ مَعَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا يُدْرِيكَ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْحَرُ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ مَعَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْتَ رَأَيْتَهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِذًا لَا أُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ".

Narrated Abu Barzah al-Aslami: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray over Maiz ibn Malik, and he did not prohibit to pray over him.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ"لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَى مَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَنْهَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ".

Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet ﷺ, died when he was eighteen months old. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray over him.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ "مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ابْنُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ".

Narrated Al-Bahiyy: When Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet ﷺ died, he prayed over him at the place where he used to sit. Abu Dawud said: I recited to Saeed bin Ya'qub al-Taliqani saying: Ibn al-Mubarak transmitted to you from Ya'qub bin al-Qa'qa' on the authority of Ata that the Prophet ﷺ prayed over his some Ibrahim when he was seventeen days old.

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ الْبَهِيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "لَمَّا مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ابْنُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَقَاعِدِ". قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ الطَّالْقَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قِيلَ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَكُمْ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ"صَلَّى عَلَى ابْنِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَبْعِينَ لَيْلَةً".

Narrated Aishah: I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed over Suhail bin al-Baida' in the mosque.

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْعَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ وَاللَّهِ مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ الْبَيْضَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِلَّا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ.