The Sunnah of hastening when carrying the deceased to the cemetery
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Fatwa No. ( 18936 )
Q 1: Is it recommended to hasten when carrying the deceased to the cemetery , and is there a hadith regarding the virtue of carrying the funeral?
A 1: Yes, it is recommended to hasten when carrying the deceased, faster than the usual walking pace
but slower than a trot, based on what was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3181Sahih (Al-Albani) This is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Also, what was narrated by Abu Dawud in his Sunan from Abu Bakrah who said: . As for carrying the funeral, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for those who accompany the funeral to participate in carrying it, following the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he carried the funeral of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh between the two pillars. The Companions did this, and we have in them a good example. Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated with a sound chain from Abu al-Darda' : . This is something that cannot be said based on opinion, and it necessitates that it is the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in this matter.
Q 1: Is it recommended to hasten when carrying the deceased to the cemetery , and is there a hadith regarding the virtue of carrying the funeral?
A 1: Yes, it is recommended to hasten when carrying the deceased, faster than the usual walking pace
but slower than a trot, based on what was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
Walk quickly with a funeral, for if the dead person was good it is a good condition to which you are sending him on, but it he was otherwise it is an evil of which you are riding yourselves.
أسرعوا بالجنازة، فإن تك صالحة فخير تقدمونها إليه، وإن تك سوى ذلك فشر تضعونه عن رقابكمWe saw ourselves running a fast run with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning with the funeral.
لقد رأيتنا ونحن نرمل رملاً مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعني بالجنازةCompleting the reward of the funeral is to accompany it from its people, to carry it on its four corners, and to throw soil into the grave.
من تمام أجر الجنازة أن تشيعها من أهلها وأن تحمل بأركانها الأربعة وأن تحثوا في القبر
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