Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

Reward for Janaza Salaah

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated ALLAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “If any one attends the funeral of a Muslim out of faith and seeking a reward from ALLAH, and stays till Salaah is offered and the burial is complete, he will return with a reward of two qirat being equivalent to Uhud; and if any one says Salah for Janaza and returns before the burial, he will come back with one Qirat.” [Bukhari, Muslim, Mishkat]

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated ALLAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “Walk quickly at a funeral for if the dead person was good it is a good condition to which you are sending him on, but if he was otherwise it is in evil of which you are ridding yourselves.” [Bukhari, Muslim, Mishkat]

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) followed a bier on foot (Tirmizi) and did not sit until the coffin was brought down from the shoulders. He used to say:

“Do not sit down until the corpse has been lowered.” In another tradition it is lowered in the grave. [Madarijun Nubuwah]

According to Imam Abu Hanifah (Rehmatullah alaihi) following the bier on foot is mustahab (desirable).

The ahli-sunan have reported that whenever the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) accompanied a funeral procession, he walked on foot and would say, I do not ride when the angels are walking on foot. After the burial, he would sometimes walk and sometimes use a mount. [Zadul Maad]

When the Messenger of ALLAH (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) followed a bier, he remained quiet and thought of death in his heart. [Ibn Sa’d]