Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever attends a funeral and then offers the funeral prayer will receive the reward of one qirat, and whoever remains until the burial will receive the reward of two qirats. It was asked: How much are two qirats? He replied: Like two great mountains (i.e., do not consider it like the qirat of this world, which is one-twelfth of a dirham. In another narration, it is mentioned that the qirat of the Hereafter is equal to the mountain of Uhud).

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that whoever remains with the funeral until the burial will receive the reward of one qirat. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that Abu Hurairah narrates many ahadith. Then Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) also confirmed Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said that I myself heard this statement from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Upon this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that then we have missed out on many qirats.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Companions passed by a funeral and the people began to praise (the deceased, saying what a good man he was). Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become obligatory." Then they passed by another funeral and the people began to speak ill of him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: "It has become obligatory." Upon this, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "What has become obligatory?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "For the one whom you praised, Paradise has become obligatory for him, and for the one whom you spoke ill of, Hell has become obligatory for him. You are Allah’s witnesses on earth."

Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah bin Rabi’i Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that people passed by the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying a funeral. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“He has found relief, or relief has been found from him.”The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked,“O Messenger of Allah, what is the meaning of ‘the relieved’ and ‘the one relieved from’?”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“A believing servant finds relief by being saved by Allah’s mercy from the hardships and pains of the world; he is the relieved one. And the one from whom relief is found is the wicked servant, from whom Allah’s servants, cities, trees, and animals all find relief.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the news of Najashi's death was given on the same day he passed away. The Prophet went to the place of prayer, formed rows, and said four takbirs.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of the death of the Negus of Abyssinia on the very day he passed away. He said, "Seek forgiveness from Allah for your brother."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for Ashamah Najashi and said four takbirs.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Today, a righteous man from Abyssinia (the Negus, king of Abyssinia) has passed away. Come, let us offer his funeral prayer." Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that then we formed rows and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his funeral prayer while we stood in rows.

Sulaiman Shaybani (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) stated that a person informed me who (once) was passing with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) by a solitary, isolated, broken grave. There, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer and the people formed rows behind him. Sulaiman said: I asked Sha’bi,“Abu Amr, who narrated this to you?”He replied,“Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a black man or a black woman used to serve the mosque. He/she passed away, but no one informed the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) of his/her death. One day, the Prophet remembered and asked about that person, noticing he/she was not seen. The companions said, "O Messenger of Allah, he/she has passed away." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Why did you not inform me?" The companions replied, "This and this was the reason (so we did not trouble you)." It was as if the people considered him/her insignificant and not worthy of attention. But the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Show me his/her grave." So he went to the grave and offered the funeral prayer for him/her.