The Place For Pedestrians When Following Janazah
Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Book OfFuneralsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1945 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 56
Source no. 1945 · Volume 5 · Page 89
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٤٨٢ و ١٤٨٣)
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1947. Sâlim narrated that his father told him that he saw the Prophet ﷺ, Abû Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthmân walking in front of the Janâzah. (Hasan) Abû 'Abdur-Raḥmân (An-Nasâ'î) said: This is a mistake, what is correct is that it is Mursal.[1]
1945 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، وَمَنْصُورٌ، وَزِيَادٌ، وَبَكْرٌ هُوَ ابْنُ وَائِلٍ كُلُّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا، أَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ يُحَدِّثُ، أَنَّ سَالِمًا أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّهُ «رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَعُمَرَ، وَعُثْمَانَ يَمْشُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْجَنَازَةِ»، بَكْرٌ وَحْدَهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: «هَذَا خَطَأٌ وَالصَّوَابُ مُرْسَلٌ»
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The Hanafites do not consider walking in front of the Janâzah appropriate. Their argumentation is based on the Hadîth: "The Janâzah is followed, it follows no one. The one, who precedes it, is not with it." Although this signifies that one should go along with the Janâzah so that if a need to carry Janâzah arises, he could cooperate. One should not arrive at the graveyard ahead of the Janâzah, separately. Otherwise, he would not receive the reward of accompanying the Janâzah.