Ibn Abi Layla says that Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say four takbirs over our funerals. On one funeral, he said five takbirs. When people asked him about it, he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to say five takbirs," or he said: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said five takbirs."

Talha bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I offered the funeral prayer behind Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). He recited Surah Al-Fatihah in it. When he finished, I held his hand and asked:“Why are you reciting Surah Al-Fatihah?”He replied:“This is Sunnah and the truth.”

This narration is also mentioned through another chain.

Zaid bin Talha Taimi says that I heard from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that he recited Surah Al-Fatihah and another Surah in the funeral prayer and recited aloud. Then he said: "I recited aloud to let you know that this is also Sunnah, and the Imam can also recite silently."

Talha bin Abdullah bin Awf, the nephew of Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), says: I offered the funeral prayer behind Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). In it, he recited Surah Al-Fatihah along with another Surah, and he recited aloud. When he finished with salam, I held his hand and asked him the reason for this. He replied: "This is the Sunnah and the truth." This narration is also mentioned with the chain of Muhammad bin Yahya.

Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik al-Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led the funeral prayer of a deceased person, and I memorized one of his supplications. He was supplicating: "O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, protect him from punishment, pardon him, honor his hospitality, and make his grave spacious. Wash him with water, snow, and hail, and cleanse him of sins as You cleanse a white garment of dirt. Grant him a home better than his home, a family better than his family, and a companion better than his companion. Admit him into Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave." Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "I wished that I were that deceased person!"

This narration is also transmitted through another chain.

Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Sunnah in the funeral prayer is that a person says the takbeer, then recites Surah Al-Fatihah, then sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then sincerely supplicates for the deceased, does not recite (anything) after the first takbeer, then in his heart turns (salam) to his right side.

Abu Ibrahim narrates from his father that he attended a funeral prayer with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) recited this supplication: "O Allah! Forgive our living and our deceased, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I was present when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by a grave in which a deceased had been buried that very night. The Prophet (peace be upon him) inquired: "Whose grave is this?" The companions replied: "This is the grave of such-and-such a man who passed away last night. We did not wish to trouble you at night, lest it be difficult for you or cause you discomfort, so we buried him." The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) stood up, we formed rows behind him, and he performed the funeral prayer for him.