Imam Sha’bi narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a grave, the owner of which had been buried a short while ago. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for him, and in the funeral prayer he said takbeer four times. The narrator states: I asked Imam Sha’bi,“Who narrated this hadith to you?”He replied:“A trustworthy person narrated it to me, who was present at that occasion; he is Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a grave that was isolated, and he (peace be upon him) said the takbir four times (while performing the funeral prayer for it). This narration is also transmitted with some other chains, and all of these narrators have reported the same thing: that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir four times.

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for a man, in which he said takbeer four times and said salam once.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man used to clean the (Prophet’s) Mosque. He passed away and was buried at night. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed about this, he said:“Take me to his grave!”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and others with him went to that man’s grave. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“These graves are full of darkness for their inhabitants (i.e., the dead), and Allah, because of my prayer over them, illuminates their graves for them.”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to that man’s grave and performed his funeral prayer. These are the words of the narration from the narrator named Ali bin Muslim.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the grave of a man after he had been buried. In another narration, these words are mentioned: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the funeral prayer at the grave of a woman, after she had been buried (he performed her funeral prayer).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a newly constructed grave, so he asked:“Why was I not informed about this?”The people replied:“You (peace be upon him) were sleeping at that time, and we did not like to wake you.”(The narrator states) Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer there. I stood to his left side, so he (peace be upon him) moved me to his right side. Some narrators have reported some additional words and meanings in this, however, the meaning is the same.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for a man three days after his death.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer at the grave of a person one month after he had been buried. Among the narrators, Bishr bin Adam is unique in narrating this from Abu Asim.

Sayyiduna Abu Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Nine individuals who participated in the Battle of Uhud were brought, and with them was the tenth, Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the funeral prayer for all of them, then the nine were buried and Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) was not buried. Then nine more individuals were brought, and with them the tenth was Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the funeral prayer for all of them as well, then the nine were buried and Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) was not buried (i.e., the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the funeral prayer for Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) repeatedly).

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the funeral prayer for those martyred in the Battle of Uhud eight years later.