Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
23/51. Chapter:
Hurrying up with the coffin
وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنْتُمْ مُشَيِّعُونَ، وَامْشِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا، وَخَلْفَهَا وَعَنْ يَمِينِهَا، وَعَنْ شِمَالِهَا. وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ قَرِيبًا مِنْهَا.And Anas said, “Whenever you accompany a funeral procession, you should go in front, behind, to the right and to the left of the coffin.” Someone else also (said the same and) added, “Close to it.”
Sahih Bukhari
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَفِظْنَاهُ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجِنَازَةِ، فَإِنْ تَكُ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ تُقَدِّمُونَهَا {إِلَيْهِ}، وَإِنْ يَكُ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ ".
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Hurry up with the dead body for if it was righteous, you are forwarding it to welfare; and if it was otherwise, then you are putting off an evil thing down your necks."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1315In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 72USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 401