Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar type of hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).

Abu Ibrahim Ansari also narrated a similar hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) through his father.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) making this supplication at a funeral:“O Allah! So-and-so, son of so-and-so, is in Your protection and the rope of Your neighborhood, so protect him from the trial of the grave and the punishment of the Fire. You are the One worthy of loyalty and truth. O Allah! Forgive him and have mercy on him, for surely You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.”(O Allah! So-and-so, son of so-and-so, is in Your protection and covenant of security, so save him from the trial of the grave and the punishment of the Fire. You are the One of loyalty and truth. O Allah! So forgive him and have mercy on him, for surely You are Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.)

Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik Ashja'i Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offering the funeral prayer of a deceased person, and I understood that he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this supplication: "O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, pardon him, honor his place of stay, expand his entrance, wash him with water, snow, and hail, and cleanse him of sins as You cleanse a white garment of dirt. Grant him a home better than his home, a family better than his family, and a spouse better than his spouse. Admit him into Paradise, save him from the Fire, and protect him from the punishment of the grave."

Abu Ghalib says that a man's funeral was brought to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), so he stood at the head of the bier (i.e., the deceased). Then when a woman's funeral was brought, he stood below it, in line with the bier. When he finished the prayer, Alaa bin Ziyad said to him: O Abu Hamzah! Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also stand in the same way for the funeral of a man and a woman as I have seen you do? He said: Yes. Then Alaa bin Ziyad turned to us and said: Remember this ruling.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) offered the funeral prayer of Umm Fulan (i.e., Sayyidah Umm Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with her), who had passed away in the state of postnatal bleeding, and he stood in the middle (of her body).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the son of Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his funeral prayer. Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) stood behind him. They appeared like the comb of a rooster. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) clarified this by gesturing with his hand.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away and his bier was being taken (towards the graveyard), Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) ordered that his bier be brought past her. Thus, the bier was placed in the middle of the mosque and she prayed for him. But when people objected to this action, Sayyidah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: How quick people are to find fault! The reality is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for the son of Bayda in the mosque itself.

(Second Chain) It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she and the other wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to the heirs of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) to bring the deceased to them in the mosque. Thus, the Mothers of the Believers performed his funeral prayer. People objected to this situation. When Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) learned of this, she said: Are you not amazed at those who object to this situation? By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the funeral prayer of Sayyiduna Sahl bin Bayda in the mosque itself.

But this narration is authentic, because Ibn Abi Dhi’b’s hearing from this Salih was before his confusion, as Shaykh al-Albani has clarified. See: (Sahihah: 2351. Narrated by Abu Dawood: 3191, and Ibn Majah: 1517 (see: 9730). It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever offers the funeral prayer in the mosque, there is no reward for him.