“TheMuslimhas four things due from the Muslim: He should answer [bysayingYarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you)] to him if hesneezes(and says Al-Hamdulillah); he should accept his invitation ifheinvites him; he should attend his funeral if he dies; and he shouldvisit him if he falls sick.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘When you visit one who is sick or dying, say good things, fortheangels say: Amin to whatever you say.’ When Abu Salamah died, Icame to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! AbuSalamahhas died.’ He said: ‘Say: “Allahummaghfir li wa lahu,wa a’qibni minhu‘uqba hasanah (O Allah, forgive me and him, andcompensate me withsomeone better than him).’” She said: ‘Isaid that, and Allahcompensated me with someone better than him:Muhammad the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ).’”

“Recite Qur’an near your dying ones,” meaning Ya-Sin.

“I entered upon Jabir bin ‘Abdullah whenhewas dying, and I said: ‘Convey my Salam to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)kissed‘Uthman bin Maz’un when he had died, and it is as if I can seehim with his tears flowing down his cheeks.”

“Whoever washes a dead person, let him take a bath.”

“Maymyfather be sacrificed for you, you are pure; you were pure in lifeandyou are pure in death.”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was shrouded in three thin white Suhuli cloths.”

“The best of your garments are those which are white, so shroudyour dead in them, and wear them.”

“Ifanyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother(afterdeath), let him shroud him well.”

“Do not delay the funeral once it is ready.”

“Whoeverhas the funeral prayer offered for him by one hundredMuslims, hewill be forgiven.”

“A funeral (procession)passedby the Prophet (ﷺ) and they praised (the deceased) and spokewellof him. He said: ‘(Paradise is) guaranteed for him.’ Then anotherfuneral passed by and they spoke badly of him, and he (the Prophet(ﷺ)) said: ‘(Hell is) guaranteed for him.’ It was said: ‘OMessengerof Allah, you said that (Paradise was) guaranteed for thisone andthat (Hell was) guaranteed for the other one.’ He said: ‘Itis thetestimony of the people, and the believers are the witnessesof Allahon earth.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) recited theOpeningof the Book (Al-Fatihah) in the funeral prayer.

“I saw the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) offering the funeral prayer for a man among the Ansar, andIheard him say: ‘Allahumma salli ‘alayhi waghfirlahu warhamhu, wa‘afihi wa’fu ‘anhu, waghsilhu bi ma’in wa thaljin wa baradin,wanaqqihi min adh-dhunubi wal-khataya kama yunaqqath-thawbul-abyaduminad-danas, wa abdilhu bi darihi daran khayran min darihi, wa ahlankhayran min ahlili, wa qihi fitnatal-qabri wa ‘adhaban-nar. (OAllah,send blessing upon him, forgive him, have mercy on him, keephim safeand sound, and pardon him; wash him with water and snow andhail, andcleanse him of sins just as a white garment is cleansed ofdirt. Givehim in exchange for his house that is better than hishouse, and afamily that is better than his family. Protect him fromthe trial ofthe grave and the torment of the Fire).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), AbuBakrand ‘Umar did not give us so much leeway in anything as they didwith regard to the prayer for the deceased,” meaning that there wasnothing affixed.

“I prayed with ‘Abdullah bin Abi Awfa Al-Aslami,theCompanion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), offering the funeralprayerfor a daughter of his. He said Takbir over her four times, andhepaused for a while after the fourth. I heard the people sayingSubhan-Allah to him throughout the rows. Then he said the Salam andsaid:‘Did you think that I was going to say a fifth Takbir?’They said: ‘Wewere afraid of that.’ He said: ‘I was not goingto do that, but theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say four Takbir,then pause for awhile, and he would say whatever Allah willed heshould say, then hewould say the Salam.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said Takbirfourtimes.

“Zaid binArqanused to say the Takbir four times in the funeral prayer, and hesaidthe Takbir five times for one funeral. I asked him (about that)andhe said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do that.’”