What WasNarrated ConcerningAttending Funerals
Darussalam · Volume 2
6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding FuneralsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1480 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 475
Source no. 1480 · Volume 3 · Page 480
Da‘if
ضعيف الأحكام ص (٧٥ / الملحق) ، المشكاة (١٦٧٢)
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1480. It was narrated that Thawbân, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ saw some people riding on their animals in a funeral (procession). He said: 'Do you not feel ashamed that the angels of Allâh are walking on foot and you are riding?'" (Da'if)
1480 - حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَاسًا رُكْبَانًا عَلَى دَوَابِّهِمْ فِي جِنَازَةٍ، فَقَالَ: «أَلَا تَسْتَحْيُونَ أَنَّ مَلَائِكَةَ اللَّهِ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى أَقْدَامِهِمْ، وَأَنْتُمْ رُكْبَانٌ؟»
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The above mentioned three narrations are Weak; so, therefore, these narrations do not prove anything. It is not necessary to carry all four corners of the bier turn by turn, and there is nothing wrong in mounting a ride when coming to attend a funeral. It is preferable that a rider always follows the funeral; however this restriction is lifted on the way back.