It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Hasten with the funeral, for if (the person) was righteous, that it is something good to which you are taking him, and if he was other than that, it is something bad of which you are relieving from your necks."

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ - عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ فَإِنْ تَكُ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ - لَعَلَّهُ قَالَ - تُقَدِّمُونَهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ تَكُنْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'Hasten with the funeral, for if (the person) was righteous, then you are bringing him to something good, and if he was other then that, then it is an evil of which you are relieving from your necks."'

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَهَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ قَالَ هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو أُمَامَةَ بْنُ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ صَالِحَةً قَرَّبْتُمُوهَا إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ كَانَ شَرًّا تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ ».

Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Whoever attends a funeral until the prayer is offered will have one Qirat (of reward), and whoever attends until (the body) is buried will have two Qirat."' It was said: "What are the two Qirats?" He said: "Like two huge mountains." The end of the Hadith of Abu At-Tahir. The other two added: Ibn Shihab said: "Salim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: 'Ibn 'Umar used to offer the funeral prayer and then leave.' When he heard the Hadith of Abu Hurairah he said: 'We have missed out on many Qirat."'

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَهَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِهَارُونَ وَحَرْمَلَةَ - قَالَ هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ هُرْمُزَ الأَعْرَجُ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَنْ شَهِدَ الْجَنَازَةَ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ وَمَنْ شَهِدَهَا حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ ». قِيلَ وَمَا الْقِيرَاطَانِ قَالَ « مِثْلُ الْجَبَلَيْنِ الْعَظِيمَيْنِ ». انْتَهَى حَدِيثُ أَبِى الطَّاهِرِ وَزَادَ الآخَرَانِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ قَالَ سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُصَلِّى عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهُ حَدِيثُ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ لَقَدْ ضَيَّعْنَا قَرَارِيطَ كَثِيرَةً.

A Hadith similar to that of Ma'mar (no. 2190) was narrated from Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (s.a.w), and he said: "Whoever follows (the funeral) until (the deceased) is buried."

وَحَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ حَدَّثَنِى أَبِى عَنْ جَدِّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى رِجَالٌ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مَعْمَرٍ وَقَالَ « وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهَا حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Whoever offers the funeral prayer and does not follow (the deceased) will have one Qirat, and whoever follows it will have two Qirat." It was said: "What are the two Qirat?" He said: "The smaller of them is like Uhud (mountain)."

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنِى سُهَيْلٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ وَلَمْ يَتْبَعْهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ فَإِنْ تَبِعَهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ ». قِيلَ وَمَا الْقِيرَاطَانِ قَالَ « أَصْغَرُهُمَا مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ ».

Dawud bin 'Amir bin Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas narrated from his father, that he was sitting with 'Abdullah bin 'Umar when Khabbab came and said: "O 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, have you not heard what Abu Hurairah is saying - that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'Whoever comes out with a funeral from the house (of the deceased) and offers the funeral prayer, then follows (the funeral) until (the deceased) is buried, he will have two Qirat of reward, each Qirat like Uhud (mountain), and whoever offers the funeral prayer then goes back will have a reward like Uhud' (mountain?" Ibn 'Umar sent Khabbab to 'Aishah to ask her about what Abu Hurairah had said, then to come back and tell him what she said. Ibn 'Umar picked up a handful of pebbles in the Masjid, turning them over in his hand, until the messenger came back to him and said: "'Aishah said: 'Abu Hurairah spoke the truth."' Ibn 'Umar threw the pebbles that were in his hand onto the floor and said: "We have missed out on many Qirat."

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنِى حَيْوَةُ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو صَخْرٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُسَيْطٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ بْنَ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ إِذْ طَلَعَ خَبَّابٌ صَاحِبُ الْمَقْصُورَةِ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ أَلاَ تَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَنْ خَرَجَ مَعَ جَنَازَةٍ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ تَبِعَهَا حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ كَانَ لَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ كُلُّ قِيرَاطٍ مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ وَمَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ ». فَأَرْسَلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ خَبَّابًا إِلَى عَائِشَةَ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ قَوْلِ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فَيُخْبِرُهُ مَا قَالَتْ وَأَخَذَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَبْضَةً مِنْ حَصَى الْمَسْجِدِ يُقَلِّبُهَا فِى يَدِهِ حَتَّى رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ صَدَقَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ. فَضَرَبَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بِالْحَصَى الَّذِى كَانَ فِى يَدِهِ الأَرْضَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَقَدْ فَرَّطْنَا فِى قَرَارِيطَ كَثِيرَةٍ.

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "There is no deceased person for whom a number of Muslims reaching one hundred offer the funeral prayer, all of them interceding for him, but their intercession for him will be accepted."

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا سَلاَّمُ بْنُ أَبِى مُطِيعٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ - رَضِيعِ عَائِشَةَ - عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « مَا مِنْ مَيِّتٍ يُصَلِّى عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَبْلُغُونَ مِائَةً كُلُّهُمْ يَشْفَعُونَ لَهُ إِلاَّ شُفِّعُوا فِيهِ ». قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ شُعَيْبَ بْنَ الْحَبْحَابِ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِى بِهِ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated from Kuraib, the freed slave of 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas that a son of 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas died in Qudaid or 'Usfan, and he said: "O Kuraib, see how many people you can gather together for him." I went out, and found that some people had gathered for him, so I told him and he said: "Would you say that they are forty?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Bring him out, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'There is no Muslim man who dies and forty men attend his funeral prayer, not associating anything with Allah, but Allah will accept their intercession for him."'

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ وَالْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ السَّكُونِىُّ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنِى وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو صَخْرٍ عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى نَمِرٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ مَاتَ ابْنٌ لَهُ بِقُدَيْدٍ أَوْ بِعُسْفَانَ فَقَالَ يَا كُرَيْبُ انْظُرْ مَا اجْتَمَعَ لَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ. قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا نَاسٌ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ تَقُولُ هُمْ أَرْبَعُونَ قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ أَخْرِجُوهُ فَإِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ فَيَقُومُ عَلَى جَنَازَتِهِ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلاً لاَ يُشْرِكُونَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ شَفَّعَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ ». وَفِى رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ أَبِى نَمِرٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "A funeral passed by and (the deceased) was spoken well of. The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain.' Another funeral passed by and (the deceased) was spoken badly of. The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain.' 'Umar said: 'May my father and mother be ransomed for you. A funeral passed by and (the deceased) was spoken well of, and you said: "It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain." Then 'another passed by and (the deceased) was spoken badly of, and you said: "It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain."' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'For the one of whom you spoke well, Paradise has become certain for him, and for the one of whom you spoke badly, the Fire has become certain for him. You are the witnesses of Allah on earth, you are the witnesses of Allah on earth, you are the witnesses of Allah on earth."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَعَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِىُّ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ مُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِىَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرٌ فَقَالَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ ». وَمُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِىَ عَلَيْهَا شَرٌّ فَقَالَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ ». قَالَ عُمَرُ فِدًى لَكَ أَبِى وَأُمِّى مُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِىَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقُلْتَ وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ. وَمُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِىَ عَلَيْهَا شَرٌّ فَقُلْتَ وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَنْ أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَمَنْ أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ شَرًّا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ النَّارُ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِى الأَرْضِ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِى الأَرْضِ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِى الأَرْضِ ».

It was narrated that Abu Qatadah bin Rib'i narrated that a funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he said: "One who has found relief and one from whom relief has been found." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, who is the one who has found relief and the one from whom relief has been found?" He said: "The believing person has found relief from the troubles of this world; and the people, the land, the trees and the animals have found relief from the evil person."

وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِى قَتَادَةَ بْنِ رِبْعِىٍّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَقَالَ « مُسْتَرِيحٌ وَمُسْتَرَاحٌ مِنْهُ ». قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْمُسْتَرِيحُ وَالْمُسْتَرَاحُ مِنْهُ.فَقَالَ « الْعَبْدُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْ نَصَبِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْعَبْدُ الْفَاجِرُ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْهُ الْعِبَادُ وَالْبِلاَدُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ ».