Hazrat Abu Kulthum narrates that I heard Hazrat Ibn al-Hanafiyyah saying at the funeral of Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them): Today, an expert in knowledge and one perfect in knowledge has passed away.

Hazrat Ammar narrates that we were sitting in the shade of a building with Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) at the funeral of Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit. He said: Today, a great amount of knowledge has been buried.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade cursing the dead.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qutbah bin Malik that one of the leaders among the rulers insulted Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him, may Allah honor his face), so Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: Indeed, I know that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade insulting the dead, so do not insult Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); surely, he has passed away.

Hazrat Hilal bin Yasaf narrates that Hazrat Umar delivered a sermon on the mountain of Mina and said: Do not abuse the dead, because whoever abuses the dead causes distress to the living.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A person who abuses the dead is near to destruction and it is before him.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Mention your deceased only with goodness and virtue."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) said that causing distress to a believer after his death is just like causing him distress during his life.

Hazrat Qatadah says that I attended the funeral of a person from this group (the non-Arabs living in Basra). They crowded while carrying the bier, so Hazrat Abu al-Sawar al-Adawi said: Look at these people—are they better or the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? If any companion among the noble companions saw it possible to carry the bier, he would do so; otherwise, he would step aside and would not cause any inconvenience to anyone.

Ismail al-Hajdari narrates: We went out for a funeral, and Hasan was also present. He saw that people were crowding around the bier. Hasan said: What is the matter with these people? I think that when Satan saw the sense of goodness and reward among the people, he joined them and cast a whisper into their hearts so that they would crowd while carrying the bier, causing harm to others and thus nullifying their reward.