It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the deceased is placed on the bier and men lift it onto their shoulders, if the deceased was righteous, it says: "Take me forward," and if it was not righteous, it says: "Alas! Where are you taking me?" Every creature except humans hears its voice, and if humans were to hear it, they would fall unconscious.

Ata says: We were at the place of Sarf with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) attending the funeral of the wife of the Messenger, Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). He said: This is Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). When you lift her body, do not move it with force or harshness.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the manner of carrying the funeral procession. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It should be carried quickly, but not run with. If the deceased was righteous, he will quickly reach goodness, and if he was not righteous, then destruction is for the people of the Fire. Walk behind the funeral, do not make it follow behind you. Whoever walks ahead of the funeral is not from among us.

Abdur Rahman bin Mehran says: When the time of death of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) approached, he said: Do not set up any tent over me, and do not take incense burners with my funeral, and hasten regarding me, because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When a righteous man is placed on the bier, he says: Take me quickly, take me quickly, but when a sinful servant is placed on the bier, he says: Alas! Where are you taking me?

Ibn al-Musayyib says that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, the narrator says: I think he narrated it as a marfu’ hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hasten with your funerals; if the deceased was righteous, you are taking him quickly towards goodness, and if he was evil, then you will quickly be relieved of him and will remove him from your shoulders.

‘Uyainah’s father, ‘Abdur Rahman bin Joshan, says: I went out with the funeral of ‘Abdur Rahman bin Samurah and saw that some members of his household were walking ahead of the funeral backwards, saying: (People!) May Allah bless you, walk calmly. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) met us from the direction of the Mirbad road. When he saw these people doing this, he drove his mule towards them and waved his stick at them and said: Move away. By the One Who honored the face of Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)! I saw people with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in this matter, and it was almost that we would start running.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would go with a funeral, he would say: Carry it quickly and do not carry the funeral slowly like the Jews.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: Some people passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, carrying a funeral procession with great haste. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: You should have tranquility.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it was shaking like a water-skin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Maintain moderation.

Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Muslim Hijri says: I participated in the funeral of the daughter of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him). He himself was riding his black mule. The women said to his coachman: Take him ahead of the funeral, so he did so. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) inquired: Where is the funeral? The coachman replied that it was behind. He asked this question once or twice and then said: Did I not forbid you from taking me ahead of the funeral? At that moment, he heard a woman beating her face; in one narration, it is mentioned she was reciting elegies, and in another, that she was weeping. In any case, he said: Be quiet, did I not forbid you from this act? Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has prohibited elegies; however, you may shed as many tears as you wish. Then, when the funeral was placed down, he moved forward and said four takbirs. After that, he stood silently for a while. Some people prompted by saying "Subhan Allah." After finishing the prayer, he said: Did you think I would say a fifth takbir? The people said: Yes. He said: Indeed, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would say the fourth takbir, he would also pause for a little while in this manner. Then, when the funeral was placed down, he sat, and we also sat around him. At that time, he was asked about domesticated donkeys. He said: On the occasion of Khaybar, we found some donkeys outside the settlement and slaughtered them. The meat had just begun to boil in the pots when a proclaimer from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) announced: Pour them out. So we poured them out. On that day, I saw a woolen cloak on Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) which had silk embroidery on its edges.