I witnessed the funeral of Abdul Rahman bin Samura. Ziyad came out walking in front of the bier, and some men from Abdul Rahman's family and their freed slaves began to face the bier and walk backwards on their heels, saying, "Slowly, slowly, may Allah bless you." They were creeping along at a crawl.When we reached part of the road of Mirbad, Abu Bakra caught up with us on a mule. When he saw what they were doing, he charged at them with his mule and lashed out at them with his whip, saying, "Move aside! By the One who honored the face of Abu Qasim ﷺ, I saw us with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we would almost be jogging with the bier."So the people picked up the pace.
شهدت جنازة عبد الرحمن بن سمرة، وخرج زياد يمشي بين يدي السرير، فجعل رجال من أهل عبد الرحمن ومواليهم يستقبلون السرير، ويمشون على أعقابهم ويقولون رويدا رويدا بارك الله فيكم فكانوا يدبون دبيبا حتى إذا كنا في بعض طريق المربد لحقنا أبو بكرة على بغلة، فلما رأى الذي يصنعون حمل عليهم ببغلته، وأهوى إليهم بالسوط وقال: خلوا فوالذي أكرم وجه أبي القاسم الله ﷺ رأيتنا مع رسول الله ﷺ وإنا لنكاد نرمل بها رملا فانبسط القوم.
Abu Dawud (3183) narrated it through Khalid bin Harith and Isa bin Yunus, and Nasai (1912) narrated it through Khalid alone, from Uyayna bin Abdul-Rahman, who related it as mentioned. The wording given is Nasai's, while Abu Dawud abridged it. Imam Ahmad (20400) also narrated it from Yahya bin Saeed, from Uyayna, with similar wording. All of these narrators said in their account, "Abdul-Rahman bin Samura." Abu Dawud (3182) also narrated it through another route from Shuayb, from Uyayna bin Abdul-Rahman, but in his account he said "Uthman bin Abu As." Bukhari said, this is a mistake, and the correct name is Abdul-Rahman bin Samura. I say, that is indeed correct, and likewise Ibn Hibban narrated it in his Sahih (3043), and Hakim (3/446) narrated it through two other routes from Uyayna bin Abdul-Rahman.Abdul-Rahman bin Samura is the son of Habban bin Abd Shams, a companion who conquered Sijistan, then settled in Basra, and died there in the year fifty. Ziyad led the funeral prayer over him and walked in his funeral procession. This is how Musab bin Abdullah Zubayri stated it, and Hakim (3/444) narrated it through the route of Ibrahim bin Ishaq Harrani, from him.Nasai (1913) and Hakim (1/355) then both narrated it through the route of Hushaym, from Uyayna bin Abdul-Rahman, but they confined themselves to Abu Bakra's statement, "We saw ourselves with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we would almost run at a trot with it." Hakim said, the isnad is sahih. Ibn Hibban (3044) also graded it sahih and narrated it through this route.Uyayna bin Abdul-Rahman is the son of Jawshan Ghatafani, described as "truthful." His father, Abdul-Rahman bin Jawshan, is described as "trustworthy." As for Marbad, with a kasra on the mim and a fatha on the ba, it is a place in Basra.As for what has been narrated from Ibn Umar as a statement of the Prophet, "When one of you dies, do not hold him back, but hasten with him to his grave. Fatihah al-Kitab should be recited at his head, and the closing verses of Baqarah at his feet, in his grave," this is daif. Tabarani narrated it in Al-Kabir (12/444) from Abu Shuayb Harrani, who said, Yahya bin Abdullah Babalti told us, Ayub bin Nuhayk told us, saying, I heard Ata bin Abu Rabah say, I heard Ibn Umar relate it as mentioned. Haythami said in Al-Majma (4/44), "Tabarani narrated it in Al-Kabir, and it contains Yahya bin Abdullah Babalti, who is daif." I say, it also contains his teacher Ayub bin Nuhayk, whom Abu Hatim and others declared daif. Azdi said, he is discarded (matruk). Abu Zura said, his hadith is objectionable (munkar). Ibn Hibban mentioned him among his trustworthy narrators but said, he makes mistakes. Al-Hafiz gave his biography in Al-Lisan.Likewise, what has been narrated from Talha bin Bara is not sound, regarding his illness during which the Prophet ﷺ came to visit him and said, "I do not think Talha will survive this illness, so inform me when he dies, and hurry, for it is not fitting that the corpse of a Muslim be held among his family." Abu Dawud (3159) narrated it from Abdul-Raheem bin Mutarrif Ruwasi, Abu Sufyan, and Ahmad bin Junab, both of whom said, Isa told us, Abu Dawud said, that is Isa bin Yunus, from Saeed bin Uthman Balawi, from Azra. Abdul-Raheem said, Urwa bin Saeed Ansari, from his father, from Husayn bin Wahwah, that Talha bin Bara fell ill, and he related the hadith.In it, Urwa or Azra is "unknown," as al-Hafiz stated in At-Taqrib, and the one who narrated from him, Saeed bin Uthman Balawi, had no one narrate from him except Isa bin Yunus, and no one confirmed his reliability, so he too is "unknown," except that al-Hafiz described him as "acceptable," following Ibn Hibban's mention of him among Al-Thiqat, though even Ibn Hibban mentioned no one narrating from him besides Isa bin Yunus.Husayn bin Wahwah, with a fatha on the first letter and a sakinah on the ha, was an Ansari of the Aws, a companion who has only this one hadith to his name.Likewise, what has been narrated from Ali bin Abu Talib, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "O Ali, three things should not be delayed, prayer when its time comes, the funeral when it is ready, and an unmarried woman when a suitable match is found for her," is not sound. Tirmidhi (1075) and Ibn Majah (1486) both narrated it through the route of Abdullah bin Wahb, from Saeed bin Abdullah Juhani, from Muhammad bin Umar bin Ali bin Abu Talib, from his father, from Ali bin Abu Talib, who related it as mentioned. The wording given is Tirmidhi's, while Ibn Majah confined himself to the statement, "Do not delay the funeral when it is ready."Tirmidhi said, "This is a rare (gharib) hadith, and I do not see its isnad as connected." I say, it contains Saeed bin Abdullah Juhani, who is unknown.