Talhah ibn al-Bara' fell ill and the Prophet (pbuh) came to pay him a sick-visit. He said: I think Talhah has died; so tell me (about his death), and make haste, for it is not advisable that the corpse of a Muslim should remain withheld among his family.

The Prophet (pbuh) used to take a bath on account of sexual defilement, on Friday, for cupping and washing the dead.

On the day of Uhud we brought the martyrs to bury them (at another place), but the crier of the Prophet (pbuh) came and said: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) has commanded you to bury the martyrs at the place where they fell. So we took them back.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: If any Muslim dies and three rows of Muslims pray over him, it will assure him (of Paradise). When Malik considered those who accompanied a bier to be a few, he divided them into three rows in accordance with this tradition.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: A bier should not be followed by a loud voice (of wailing) or fire.

The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to stand up for a funeral until the corpse was placed in the grave. A learned Jew (once) passed him and said: This is how we do. The Prophet (pbuh) sat down and said: Sit down and act differently from them.

I saw the Prophet (pbuh) and AbuBakr and Umar walking before the funeral.

(I think that the people of Ziyad informed me that he reported on the authority of the Prophet (pbuh): A rider should go behind the bier, and those on foot should walk behind it, in front of it, on its right and on its left keeping near it. Prayer should be offered over an abortion and forgiveness and mercy supplicated for its parents.

We asked the Prophet (pbuh) about walking with the funeral. He replied: Not running (but walking quickly). If he (the dead person) was good, send him to it quickly; if he was otherwise, keep away the people of Hell. The bier should be followed and should not follow. Those who go in front of it are not accompanying it.

A man fell ill and a cry was raised (for his death). So his neighbour came to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and said to him: He has died. He asked: Who told you? He said: I have seen him. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: He has not died. He then returned. A cry was again raised (for his death). He came to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and said: He has died. The Prophet (pbuh) said: He has not died. He then returned. A cry was again raised over him. His wife said: Go to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and inform him. The man said: O Allah, curse him. He said: The man then went and saw that he had killed himself with an arrowhead. So he went to the Prophet (pbuh) and informed him that he had died. He asked: Who told you? He replied: I myself saw that he had killed himself with arrowheads. He asked: Have you seen him? He replied: Yes. He then said: Then I shall not pray over him.

Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet (pbuh), died when he was eighteen months old. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) did not pray over him.

When Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet (pbuh) died, he prayed over him at the place where he used to sit.

AbuDawud said: I recited to Sa'id ibn Ya'qub at-Taliqani saying: Ibn al-Mubarak transmitted to you from Ya'qub ibn al-Qa'qa' on the authority of Ata' that the Prophet (pbuh) prayed over his son Ibrahim when he was seventy days old.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: If anyone prays over the dead in the mosque, there is nothing on him.

AbuHurayrah Yahya ibn Subayh said: Ammar client of al-Harith ibn Nawfal told me that he attended the funeral of Umm Kulthum, and her son. The body of the boy was placed near the imam. I objected to it. Among the people there were Ibn Abbas, AbuSa'id al-Khudri, AbuQatadah and AbuHurayrah. They said: This is the sunnah (established practice of the Prophet).