It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one walking should walk in front of the funeral and the one riding behind it, and the funeral prayer is also to be offered over a deceased child." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accompanied a funeral. A mount was brought to him, but he refused to ride it. Then, when he was about to return after finishing with the funeral, a mount was brought and he rode it. He was asked about this, and he said: "The angels were walking, so it was not fitting for me to ride while they were walking. Then when they went away (or he said: ascended), I rode." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it, and it has a supporting narration (shahid) whose wording is clearer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out with a funeral and saw some people riding. He said: "Do you not feel ashamed? The angels of Allah are on foot while you are on the backs of animals!"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was with a funeral, he would not sit until it was lifted (onto the shoulders) or placed (on the ground). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, while a supporting narration (shahid) for it is also reported with this same chain from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri:

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you follow a funeral, do not sit until it is placed (on the ground)." The two Shaykhs agreed on recording the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar from Amir bin Rabi'ah: "Whoever follows it should not sit until it is placed," but this hadith is different from that one, because it contains the addition of burial and other things.

Salim bin Abdullah narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that whenever a funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he would stand until it had passed. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. This is not the text of the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar from Amir bin Rabi'ah, for that text concerns accompanying the funeral, while this one concerns standing for the funeral, despite the many differences among the narrations on this matter.

Al-Ala' bin Abd al-Rahman narrates from his father that he attended a funeral whose prayer was led by Marwan bin al-Hakam. Then Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) went with Marwan to the graveyard and the two of them sat down there. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said to Marwan: "Give me your hand." Marwan gave him his hand, and he said: "Stand up." So Marwan stood up. Then Marwan asked: "Why did you make me stand?" He replied: "Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a funeral, he would stand until it had passed, and he would say: 'Death is indeed something frightening (and terrifying).'" Marwan asked: "O Abu Hurayrah, is this true?" He said: "Yes." Marwan said: "Then what prevented you from telling me?" He replied: "You were the imam (the governor); when you sat down, I sat down too." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah, the funeral of a disbeliever passes by us; should we stand for it?" He said: "Yes, stand for it, for you are not standing for it (the deceased); rather, you stand out of reverence and glorification for the One who takes the souls." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the funeral of a Jew passed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he stood up. The people said: "O Messenger of Allah, this is the funeral of a Jew." He said: "I stood only because of the angels." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this wording; however, the two of them agreed on recording the hadith of Ubaydullah bin Miqsam from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about standing for the funeral of a Jew.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came (to Madinah), our practice was that when death approached one of us, we would inform him. He would come and seek forgiveness for him, until, when he passed away, he and his companions would return; and sometimes he had to remain there until the burial, which took a long time. When we felt that this caused hardship for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we said to one another that we should not inform him until someone's soul had been taken, and inform him once the soul had been taken, so that he would not be troubled with hardship and waiting. So after that, we would inform him after someone had died, and he would come and lead the funeral prayer over him. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.