Hani' (the freed slave of Uthman) narrates that whenever Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) stood at a grave, he would weep so much that his blessed beard became wet (with tears). It was said to him: You mention Paradise and Hell and do not weep this much, yet you weep this much on seeing a grave? He replied that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the grave is the first of the stages of the Hereafter. If a person is saved from it, the stages after it will be easier than it; and if he is not saved from it, the stages after it will be harder than it." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "I have not seen any sight except that I found the sight of the grave more dreadful than it."

Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Murrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I travelled with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) many times, and I saw that whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by the corpse of a human being, he would order it to be buried; he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask whether it was a Muslim or a disbeliever. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every person has three friends. One friend is the one who says: 'What you have spent is yours, and what you have held back is not yours'; and that is his wealth. The second friend is the one who says: 'I am with you, but when you reach the door of the King, I will leave you and go back'; and that is his family and servants. The third friend is the one who says: 'I am with you wherever you enter or leave'; and that is his deeds. The servant says to him (the third friend): 'You were the most insignificant of the three to me.'" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it in this complete form, because they turned away from Imran al-Qattan, although he is not so discredited that his hadith should be abandoned; and the two Shaykhs agreed upon the hadith narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "When the deceased dies, three things follow him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of a person and death is like a man who has three friends. One of them said: 'This is my wealth; take from it whatever you wish.' The second said: 'I am with you during your life, but when you die I will leave you.' The third said: 'I am with you; I will enter (the grave) with you and come out with you, whether you die or live.' As for the one who said, 'Take whatever you wish and leave whatever you wish', that is his wealth. The second is his relatives, and the third is his deeds." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the news of the martyrdom of Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prepare food for the family of Ja'far, for a matter has befallen them that has preoccupied them." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Ja'far bin Khalid bin Sarah is among the senior Shaykhs of Quraysh; concerning such people Shu'bah said: Write (hadith) from the nobles, for they do not lie. He also narrated another hadith in detail besides this one:

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: If only you had seen me, Qutham and Ubaydullah bin Abbas playing, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by on a mount and said: "Carry this one up to me." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) seated me in front of him. Then he said about Qutham: "Carry this one up to me," and seated him behind him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) did not feel shy before his uncle Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he took Qutham up and left Ubaydullah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his hand over my head three times, and whenever he passed his hand he would say: "O Allah, be Ja'far's successor among his children." I asked Abdullah bin Ja'far: What became of Qutham? He said: He was martyred. I said: Allah and His Messenger knew best what was good for him. He said: Yes.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his blessed hand over my head - the narrator said: I think he said three times - and whenever he passed his hand he would say: 'Allahumma ukhluf Ja'faran fi waladih' (O Allah, be Ja'far's successor among his children). Ja'far bin Khalid has narrated two rare Sunnahs: one is passing the hand over the head of an orphan, and the other is looking after a grieving family so that they have food for the night. May Allah grant us the ability to act upon them.

Bashir bin Nahik narrates: A Bashir of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (a Companion who brought good tidings), whose name in the Jahiliyyah was Zahm bin Ma'bad, told me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "What is your name?" He said: Zahm bin Ma'bad. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are Bashir," and so that became his name. He narrates: Once I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ibn al-Khasasiyah, what grievance do you have against Allah? You are walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said: I have no grievance against Allah about anything; He has done every kind of good to me. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the graves of the polytheists and said three times: "These people have missed out on much good." Then he came to the graves of the Muslims and said three times: "These people have attained much good." While he (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking, his glance suddenly fell on a man walking among the graves wearing shoes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O wearer of the two sibtiyyah sandals (sandals of tanned, hairless leather)! Woe to you, take off these shoes of yours." The man looked, and when he recognised the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he took off his shoes and threw them away.

It is narrated from the Bashir (Companion) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man walking among the graves wearing shoes, and said: "O wearer of the two sibtiyyah sandals (sandals of tanned, hairless leather)! Take them both off." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; it is of the type in which the Companion is known only through two Tabi'is.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: We buried a man with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When we turned back and came level with the door of his (peace and blessings be upon him) house, there was a woman there; we did not think that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had recognised her. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Fatimah, where have you come from?" She said: I have come from the family of the deceased; I prayed for mercy for their deceased and offered them condolences. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps you went with them as far as al-kuda (the graveyard)?" She said: I seek refuge in Allah from going with them as far as the graveyard, when I have heard you say about it what you said. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you had gone with them as far as the graveyard, you would not have seen Paradise until your father's grandfather sees it." And al-kuda means the graveyard. Haywah bin Shurayh narrated it from Rabi'ah bin Sayf: