It wasnarrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeralprayerat a grave after the burial.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Najashi has died.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and hisCompanions went out to Al-Baqi’, and we lined up in rows behindhim,and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went forward, then he said fourTakbir.”

“Your brother Najashi has died, sostand and prayfor him.” So we formed two rows behind him.

‘Whoever offers the funeral prayer will have one Qirat; andwhoever attends until the burial is over, will have two Qirat. By theOne in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad! The Qirat is greater thanthis (mountain of) Uhud.”

“I could not find him, meaning theProphet (ﷺ), and he was in Al-Baqi’. He said: “As-salamu‘alaykumdara qawmin mu’minin. Antum lana faratun wa inna bikumlahiqun.Allahumma la tahrimna ajrahum wa la taftinna ba’dahum.(Peace be uponyou, O abode of believing people. You have gone aheadof us and verilywe will join you soon. O Allah, do not deprive us oftheir reward anddo not put us to trial after them).”

“When the deceased was placed inthe grave, the Prophet (ﷺ) would say: ‘Bismillah, wa ‘alamillatirasul-illah (In the Name of Allah and according to thereligion of theMessenger of Allah).’” Abu Khalid said on oneoccasion, when thedeceased was placed in the grave: “Bismillah wa‘ala sunnati rasul-illah (In the Name of Allah and according to theSunnah of theMessenger of Allah).” Hisham said in his narration:“Bismillah, wa fisabil-illah, wa ‘ala millati rasul-illah (Inthe Name of Allah, forthe sake of Allah and according to thereligion of the Messenger ofAllah).”

“Make a niche-grave for me, and blockitup with bricks as was done for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)died, they differed as to whether his grave should have a niche or aditch in the ground, until they spoke and raised their voicesconcerning that. Then ‘Umar said: ‘Do not shout in the presenceof theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), living or dead,’ or words to thateffect. Sothey sent for both the one who made a niche and the onewho dug graveswithout a niche, and the one who used to make a nichecame and dug agrave with a niche for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),then he (ﷺ) wasburied.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)offeredthe funeral prayer, then he came to the grave of the deceasedandscattered three handfuls of earth from the side of (thedeceased’s)head.

‘If I were to walk on a live coal or a sword, or if I weretosew shows to my feet, that would be better for me than walking onthegrave of a Muslim. And I see no difference between relievingmyselfin the midst of graves or in the middle of the marketplace.”

“A Bedouin came totheProphet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, my father used touphold the ties of kinship, and so and so forth, where is he?’ Hesaid: ‘In the Fire.’ It was as if he found that difficult tobear.Then he said: ‘O Messenger of Allah. Where is your father?’TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whenever you pass by the graveof anidolater, give him the tidings of Hell-fire.’ The Bedouinlater becameMuslim, and he said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)gave me a difficulttask. I never passed the grave of an idolater butI gave him thetidings of Hell-fire.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visitgraves.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wentoutand saw some women sitting, and he said: ‘What are you sittingherefor?’ They said: ‘We are waiting for the funeral.’ He said:‘Areyou going to wash the deceased?’ They said: ‘No.’ Hesaid: ‘Are yougoing to lower him into the grave?’ They said:‘No.’ He said: ‘Then goback with a burden of sin and notrewarded.’”

“Andthat they will not disobey you in Ma’ruf (all that is good inIslam);” he said: “(It is about) wailing.”

“Wailing over the dead is one of the affairs of the Days ofIgnorance and if the woman who wails does not repent before she dies,she will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection wearing a shirt ofpitch (tar), over which she will wear a shirt of flaming fire.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade following a funeral that was accompanied by a wailing woman.”

“Heis not one of us who tears his garments, strikes his cheeks,andcries with the cry of the Days of Ignorance.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) wasattending afuneral. ‘Umar saw a woman and shouted at her, but theProphet(ﷺ) said, “Leave her alone, O ‘Umar, for the eye weeps andtheheart is afflicted, and the bereavement is recent.”

“The son of one of the daughters of theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) was dying. She sent for him, asking him tocome to her,and he sent word to her, saying: ‘To Allah belongs whatHe hastaken and to Him belongs what He has given. Everything has anappointed time with Him, so be patient and seek reward.’ But shesentfor him again, adjuring him to come. So the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)got up, and I got up with him, as did Mu’adh bin Jabal, Ubayybin Ka’band ‘Ubadah bin Samit. When we entered they handed thechild to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), and his soul was rattling inhis chest.” Ithink he was that it was like a water skin. “TheMessenger of Allah(ﷺ) wept, and ‘Ubadah bin Samit said to him:‘What is this, OMessenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘It iscompassion which Allah hascreated in the son of Adam. Allah onlyshows mercy to those of Hisslaves who are compassionate.’”

“Thedeceased is punished for the wailing over him.”