The ruling on speaking about worldly matters during the funeral procession

Question:
When a funeral is processed, a large number of men from the town follow it. The essence of the question is: they speak about worldly matters, walking behind the funeral and conversing about worldly affairs?

Answer:
The Sunnah for one who accompanies a funeral is to reflect on its destination and his own, and on what will be said to him and what he will be asked about, and that he will be and will become what it has become. So he should not be occupied with the world, nor speak about it, but rather think about his own destination and strive to keep in mind that he is heading toward what it has gone to. He should remember this procession and this destination, so that he prepares for it with the necessary preparation. This is what is prescribed for the believer with funerals, and it is not a place for laughter.