It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was with a funeral, he would not sit until it was lifted (onto the shoulders) or placed (on the ground). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, while a supporting narration (shahid) for it is also reported with this same chain from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri: