Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Adopt white clothes, let your living wear them and shroud your deceased in them.”

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when Abdullah bin Ubayy was placed in the grave pit, later the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. At your command, he was taken out of the grave, then you placed him on your knees or thighs, put your blessed saliva in his mouth, and made him wear your shirt. And Allah knows best.

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Every Muslim has five rights over his brother: returning the greeting of peace, responding to a sneeze, visiting the sick, accompanying the funeral, and accepting an invitation.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Whoever offers the funeral prayer for a deceased person will receive one qirat (reward), and whoever accompanies it until the burial will receive two qirats (reward). One qirat or the smaller qirat is equal to the mountain of Uhud.”The words of Ibn Maqri are:“Whoever remained with it until the burial was completed.”

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hasten with the funeral procession, for if the deceased was righteous, you are taking him towards something better, and if he was otherwise, then it is an evil which you are removing from your shoulders."

Sayyiduna Amir bin Rabi’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“When you see a funeral procession, stand up for it (out of fear of death) until it passes by you or is placed down.”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stand up for a funeral, so we also stood up. And I saw him (upon seeing a funeral) remain seated, so we also remained seated.

Sayyiduna Amir bin Rabi’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“When you see a funeral and are not able to go with it, then stand for it until it passes by you or is placed down.”The narrator says: Sometimes Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would go ahead of the funeral, so he would sit down, then when he saw it in front of him, he would stand until it was placed down, and sometimes he would go out of sight.

Sayyida Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: We were forbidden to accompany funeral processions, but it was not made strict upon us.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that both four takbirs and five takbirs are established, then he gave the order for (four takbirs).