300 hadith
Abu Hurayrah reported, attributing it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Hasten with the funeral. If the deceased was righteous, you are bringing him toward what is good. If he was otherwise, you are setting down a burden from your shoulders."
الترمذي 1015SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Hasten with the funeral, for if the deceased was righteous, you are bringing them closer to good, and if they were otherwise, it is an evil that you are removing from your necks." Ubayy said, Sufyan…
أحمد 7271SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hurry with the funeral. If she was righteous, then it is good that you are bringing her forward to it. If she was otherwise, then it is an evil that you are removing from your shoulders."
ابن ماجه 1477SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Hasten with the funeral, for if the deceased was righteous, you are bringing them forward to good, and if they were otherwise, it is an evil that you are setting down from your shoulders."
النسائي 1912SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Hasten with the funeral, for if the deceased was righteous, you are bringing them closer to good, and if otherwise, it is an evil that you are casting off from your shoulders."
مسلم 2188SahihI do not know it except that he traced the hadith back to the Prophet, who said, "Hasten with your funerals. If the deceased was righteous, then you are rushing them to goodness, and if the deceased was wicked, then you are relieving…
أحمد 7772SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten with the funeral. If the deceased was righteous, then it is good that you are bringing them to it, and if otherwise, then it is an evil that you are removing from your shoulders."
الأعظمي 3677SahihThe narration states, "Hurry with your funerals, for if the deceased was righteous, you are advancing them toward goodness, and if otherwise, then it is an evil you are removing from your shoulders." On another occasion, he traced it back…
أحمد 7267SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hasten with your funerals, for if the deceased was righteous, you are speeding them toward goodness, and if otherwise, you are casting evil off your shoulders," or he said, "off your backs."
أحمد 10332SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not delay the funeral once it is ready."
ابن ماجه 1486SahihAbu Hurayrah reported, tracing it back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Hasten with the funeral. If the deceased was righteous, then it is good that you are bringing them forward to it. If it was otherwise, then it is an evil that you are…
أبو داود 3181SahihHe attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Hasten with the funeral. If she was righteous, then it is good that you are bringing her forward to it, and if she was otherwise, then it is an evil that you are removing from your shoulders."
النسائي 1911SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten with the funeral procession. If the deceased was righteous, you are sending them on to good. If they were otherwise, it is an evil that you are casting off your shoulders."
البخاري 1315SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten with the funeral procession. If the deceased was righteous, then it is good that you are bringing them forward to it, and if the deceased was otherwise, then it is an evil that you are removing from your necks."
مسلم 2186SahihCarry your dead swiftly, for it is either good that you are advancing them toward, or evil that you are lifting from your necks.
مالك 587SahihThe Prophet ﷺ saw people hurrying with a funeral procession and said, "You must maintain calm and dignity."
ابن ماجه 1479DaifWe asked our Prophet ﷺ about the pace at which a funeral procession should walk. He said, "The pace is less than a brisk trot. If the deceased was righteous, then he is being hastened toward good. If he was otherwise, then away with the…
أحمد 3978DaifWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ followed a funeral procession, he would say, "Move along briskly with it, and do not creep along like the Jews do with their funerals."
أحمد 8760DaifWe asked our Prophet ﷺ about the pace of walking with a funeral procession. He said, "The pace should be less than a brisk trot. If the deceased was righteous, then he is being hastened to good. If he was otherwise, then away with the…
أحمد 3939DaifWe asked our Prophet ﷺ about the pace at which a funeral procession should move. He said, "The pace is anything short of a brisk trot. If the deceased was righteous, then he is being hastened to good," or he said, "let him be hastened to…
أحمد 3734DaifI said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Your uncle, the misguided old man, has died." He said, "Go and bury your father, then do not do anything else until you come to me." So I went, buried him, and came back. He instructed me to perform a full bath,…
الأعظمي 3783HasanWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, whenever any of us was on the verge of death, we would inform him, and he would come before the person died, sit with him, pray for his forgiveness, and wait for his death. Sometimes this kept him for…
الأعظمي 3491HasanThe Prophet ﷺ saw people hurrying with a funeral bier and said, "You must observe tranquility."
أحمد 19695DaifWe asked our Prophet ﷺ about walking with the funeral procession. He said, "At a pace less than a brisk trot. If the deceased was righteous, then it is good to hasten him to his reward, and if he was otherwise, then may the people of the…
أبو داود 3184DaifWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, we used to inform him whenever one of us was near death. He would come before the person died, sit with him, ask forgiveness for him, and wait for him to pass away. Sometimes this would detain him for…
أحمد 11628HasanDo not be extravagant in shrouding me, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not be extravagant in the shroud, for it is stripped away quickly."
أبو داود 3154DaifTalha bin Bara fell ill, and the Prophet ﷺ came to visit him. He said, "I see that death has come upon Talha. Inform me when he passes and hasten his burial, for it is not fitting that the body of a Muslim be kept among his family."
أبو داود 3159DaifJabir bin Abdullah reported that the Prophet ﷺ was giving a sermon one day when he mentioned a man from among his companions who had passed away, been shrouded in an inadequate shroud, and buried at night. The Prophet ﷺ forbade burying a…
الأعظمي 3775SahihWe asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about walking behind the funeral procession. He said, "Anything less than a brisk pace. If the deceased was righteous, you are hastening him to a good end, and if he was wicked, then may none but the people…
الترمذي 1011DaifHe was narrating from the Prophet ﷺ that one day he delivered a sermon in which he mentioned one of his companions who had passed away, was shrouded in a poor-quality shroud, and was buried at night. The Prophet ﷺ then forbade burying a…
أحمد 14145SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you sees a funeral procession and is not walking along with it, let him stand until it has passed him, or until it is set down before it passes him."
النسائي 1916SahihWhen death approached Abu Hurayrah, he said, "Do not follow my bier with a censer of incense, and carry me swiftly, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'When the believer is placed upon his bier, he says, "Carry me swiftly!" But when…
أحمد 10493DifficultHe narrated that the Prophet ﷺ gave a sermon one day in which he mentioned a man from among his companions who had passed away, been wrapped in a shroud of poor quality, and buried at night. The Prophet ﷺ forbade burying a person at night…
مسلم 2185SahihWe went out with the Prophet ﷺ, and when he arrived at al-Baqi he came upon a fresh grave. He asked about it, and the people said, "It is so-and-so, a woman." He recognized her and said, "Why did you not inform me of her death?" They…
الأعظمي 3733SahihWe went out with the Prophet ﷺ, and when he came to al-Baqi, he saw a fresh grave and asked about it. The people said, "It is so-and-so, the woman." He recognized her and said, "Why did you not inform me about her?" They said, "You were…
الأعظمي 3705SahihThe Prophet ﷺ gave a sermon one day in which he mentioned a man from among his companions who had passed away, was shrouded in a poor-quality shroud, and was buried at night. The Prophet ﷺ forbade burying a person at night before the…
أبو داود 3148SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said about a man who died at Arafah while in the state of ihram, "Wash him with water and lotus leaves, shroud him in two garments, do not apply burial scent to him, and do not cover his head, for Allah will raise…
الأعظمي 3630SahihMy husband went out in search of some slaves of his who had run off. He caught up with them at the edge of Qadum, and they killed him. Word of his death reached me while I was staying in a house far from the houses of my family. So I went…
أحمد 27088HasanSome people passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hurrying with a funeral bier. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You must maintain tranquility."
أحمد 19612DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, stand up for it until it passes you or is set down."
الأعظمي 3653SahihThe Prophet ﷺ gave a sermon one day and mentioned a man from among his companions who had passed away, been shrouded in an inadequate burial cloth, and buried at night. The Prophet ﷺ forbade burying a person at night before the funeral…
الأعظمي 3623SahihMy husband went out in search of some slaves of his and caught up with them at the edge of Qadum, where they killed him. The news of his death reached me while I was in a house far from the houses of my family. I came to the Messenger of…
أحمد 27087HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays over a funeral but does not walk with it should remain standing until it passes out of his sight, and whoever walks with it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
أحمد 7593DifficultHe reported that a poor woman fell ill, and the Prophet ﷺ was informed of her illness. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to visit the poor and ask after them, so he said, "When she dies, let me know." Her funeral procession went out at night,…
الأعظمي 3734SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A funeral procession should not be followed with fire or with raised voices."
أحمد 9515DaifI said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Your uncle, the misguided old man, has died." He said, "Go and bury your father, then do not do anything until you come to me." So I went, buried him, and came back to him. He instructed me to bathe, which I did,…
أبو داود 3214HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When one of you dies and the means are available, let him be shrouded in a striped Yemeni garment."
الأعظمي 3616HasanI went with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to visit a dying man from the Ansar, and his family was weeping. I said, "Are you weeping while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is here?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let them weep as long as he is still…
أحمد 23751SahihRubai said, I visited Khabab after he had been cauterized seven times, and he said, "Had I not heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'None of you should wish for death,' I would have wished for it. I remember being with the Messenger of Allah…
أحمد 21072SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "A righteous man from Abyssinia has died today. Come and form rows." So we formed rows, and the Prophet ﷺ performed the funeral prayer over him while we were behind him.
أحمد 14150SahihA poor woman fell ill, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed of her illness. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to visit the poor and ask after them, so he said, "If she dies, let me know about her." She was carried out for burial at night,…
مالك 544SahihWe went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and when we reached al-Baqi he came upon a fresh grave. He asked about it and was told it belonged to a certain woman. He recognized her and said, "Why did you not inform me about her?" They…
أحمد 19452SahihAbu Musa gave instructions when death approached him, saying, "When you carry my funeral bier, walk swiftly. Do not follow me with incense, do not place anything in my grave that comes between me and the earth, and do not erect any…
الأعظمي 3563HasanWith this chain of narration, in the version of Yunus, it states that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying... Qutayba bin Saeed narrated to us, Layth narrated to us. Ibn Rumh also narrated to us, al-Layth informed us, from Nafi, from…
مسلم 2218SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, stand up, and whoever follows it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
الأعظمي 3654SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, if you are not walking with it, then stand for it until it passes you or is set down." Ibn Umar would sometimes go ahead of the funeral procession and sit, then when he saw…
أحمد 15685SahihThe Prophet ﷺ passed by a freshly dug grave and said, "Two short rakahs of the kind you belittle and treat as optional, added to this man's record of deeds, would be more beloved to him than all that remains of your worldly life."
الأعظمي 2410HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you sees a funeral procession, he should stand up as soon as he sees it until it passes him, if he is not following it."
أحمد 15677SahihA funeral procession passed by, and the Prophet ﷺ stood up for it, and we stood with him. We said, "Messenger of Allah, it is a Jewish funeral." He replied, "Death is a fearsome thing. When you see a funeral procession, stand up."
الأعظمي 3659SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a funeral procession passes by you, stand up. And whoever follows it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
النسائي 1915Sahih