The Book of Friday Prayer, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-09b
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The reciter: And Sarih ibn Yunus and 'Ali ibn Hujr narrated to me, saying: Isma'il, and he is Ibn 'Ulayyah, narrated to us from Hisham al-Dastawa'i. And Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, and the wording is his, saying: Mu'adh ibn Hisham narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, who said: Abu Salama ibn 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 959b.
The Shaykh : For this reason, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) disliked it for the one following the funeral procession to sit down until it is placed. However, it is not required that it be placed in the grave niche; whether it is placed in the ground or in the grave niche, sometimes they arrive and the grave niche is already prepared, and they do not wait for anyone to pray before placing it immediately. This is the best: if no one is praying over it, it should not be placed in the ground, but rather in the grave niche, because that is faster in preparing the body, and hastening the preparation of the deceased is a required matter.
Whenever you come across a bier you should stand up, and he who follows it should not sit down till it is placed on the ground.
ِ ذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا، فَمَنْ تَبِعَهَا فَلَا يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى تُوضَعَThe Shaykh : For this reason, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) disliked it for the one following the funeral procession to sit down until it is placed. However, it is not required that it be placed in the grave niche; whether it is placed in the ground or in the grave niche, sometimes they arrive and the grave niche is already prepared, and they do not wait for anyone to pray before placing it immediately. This is the best: if no one is praying over it, it should not be placed in the ground, but rather in the grave niche, because that is faster in preparing the body, and hastening the preparation of the deceased is a required matter.