English translation
1913. ‘Uyaynah bin ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin Jawsh said: “My father told me: I witnessed the funeral of ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin Samurah. Ziyād came out, walking in front of the bier, and some men from the family of ‘Abdur-Raḥmān and their freed slaves came out, facing the bier and walking backward, saying: ‘Slow down, slow down, may Allāh bless you.’ And they were walking slowly. Then when they were partway to Al-Mirbad,[1] Abū Bakrah joined us on his mule. When he saw what they were doing, he rushed to them on his mule, brandishing his whip, and said: 'Move on, for by the One Who honored the face of Abû Al-Qâsim ﷺ, I remember when we were with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, we were walking fast, so the people speeded up.'" (Sahîh)
