Isma'il Sadi says: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had performed the funeral prayer for his son Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him)? He said, I do not know. May Allah's mercy be upon Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him); if he had lived, he would have been a truthful prophet.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the son of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him), passed away at the age of eighteen months, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Muslim passed away in Khaybar. When this was mentioned before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "You yourselves should perform the funeral prayer of your companion." Upon hearing this, the faces of the Companions changed. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw their distress, he said: "Your companion has committed treachery in the way of Allah (by taking from the spoils of war)." Then we searched his belongings and found among them some pearls from the Jews, which were equal to two dirhams.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah رضي الله عنه reports that during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, a man passed away. A person came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم and said: O Messenger of Allah! So-and-so has died. But the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: He has not died. The man came again, and then a third time, and informed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم of the same thing. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم asked: How did he die? He replied that he had slaughtered himself with a broad arrow. Upon hearing this, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم did not perform his funeral prayer. In another narration, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: Then I will not perform his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was called for the funeral prayer, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would inquire about the deceased. If good things were said about him, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform his funeral prayer. But if the opposite was said, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "You do whatever you wish for him yourselves." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not perform his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman from the tribe of Juhaina came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and confessed to adultery, and informed that she was also pregnant at that time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called her guardian and said to him: Treat her kindly, and when she gives birth to the child, inform me. So he did as instructed. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave orders regarding the woman, so her clothes were tied securely around her, and then he ordered her to be stoned, and she was stoned. After that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered her funeral prayer. But Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! First you stoned her, and now you are offering her funeral prayer? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: She has repented with such a repentance that if it were distributed among all the people of Madinah, it would suffice them all. Have you found anything superior to this, that she sacrificed herself for the sake of Allah Almighty?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from the tribe of Banu Aslam came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and confessed to committing adultery, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him. He confessed again, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again turned away, until he had testified against himself four times. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Are you insane?" He replied: "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then asked: "Are you married?" He replied: "Yes." Upon hearing this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be stoned to death, so he was taken to the Eid ground or the funeral ground and stoned. When the stones struck him, he ran away, but he was caught and stoned further until he died. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke good words about him, but did not perform his funeral prayer.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that on the day Najashi passed away, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of his death on that very day. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded towards the place of funeral prayer or the Eid ground and led his funeral prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged the rows of the Companions and pronounced four takbirs over him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Today, a righteous man from Abyssinia has passed away, so come and form rows." Thus, we formed rows and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and we offered the funeral prayer.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Today a righteous servant of Allah, Ashamah, has passed away, so stand up and offer his funeral prayer. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood up and led us in prayer and performed his funeral prayer.