Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he attended the funeral of Sayyiduna Thabit bin Dahdahah (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding a horse whose face and all four legs were white. There was no saddle or anything else beneath the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). People were walking around the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted and led the funeral prayer, and remained seated until the burial was completed. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, mounted the horse, and began to move on, while people were walking around him.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) participating in the funeral of Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him), while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding a horse that was prancing, and we were running around him.

Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The rider should follow behind the funeral, and the one on foot may walk wherever he wishes, and the funeral prayer will be offered for a child.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The rider should follow behind the funeral, and the one on foot may walk in front of it, or to its right or left, close by. The funeral prayer should be offered for a stillborn child, and forgiveness and mercy should be supplicated for its parents.

Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to walk in front of the funeral procession, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, and Sayyiduna Uthman also used to walk in front of the funeral procession.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) walking in front of the funeral procession.

Abdullah bin Yasar says: Sayyiduna Amr bin Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) went to visit Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) during his illness. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: You have come to visit Hasan, while you harbor feelings against him in your heart. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You are not my Lord that you can turn my heart wherever you wish. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Nevertheless, this does not prevent you from saying something of advice. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whenever a Muslim goes to visit his sick brother, Allah sends seventy thousand angels to pray for mercy for him; if this act is done during the day, these angels pray for him until evening, and if at night, then until morning. Then Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What do you say about walking in front of or behind the funeral procession? Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The one who walks behind the funeral has superiority over the one who walks in front, just as the one who prays in congregation has superiority over the one who prays alone. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have seen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) walking in front of the funeral. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Since they did not consider it good to put people in hardship by sticking to only one way, (that is why they did so).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) about walking with the funeral procession, so he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Remain behind the funeral, do not let it be behind you.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Neither should voices and fire be followed behind the funeral, nor should one walk ahead of it.

Mujahid narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that a funeral passed by us, then he said: If you also stand up and (come with us). Then he took my hand and held it tightly. When we reached near the graveyard, he heard the sound of a woman crying behind him, while he was holding my hand. He turned me around and, turning towards her, scolded her and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from following such a funeral in which there is the sound of weeping.