It wasnarrated from ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan that the Prophet (ﷺ)offeredthe funeral prayer for ‘Uthman bin Maz’un, and he said fourTakbir over him.

“Then Ibrahim the son of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayedandsaid: ‘He has a wet-nurse in Paradise, and if he had lived hewouldhave been a Siddiq and a Prophet. If he had lived his maternaluncles,the Egyptians, would have been set free and no Egyptian wouldeverhave been enslaved.’”

“There are three times during thedaywhen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us to offer the funeralprayer or bury our dead: When the sun has fully risen (until it ishigher up in the sky), when it is overhead at noon until it haspassed the meridian, and when it is starting to set until it hasset.”

“Why did you not tell me?” Then he went to her grave andofferedthe funeral prayer for her.

“Why did you nottell me?” Then he said to his Companions: “Line up in rows topray forher,” and he offered the funeral prayer for her.

“Pray for a brother of yours who has died in a landotherthan yours.” They said: “Who is he?” He said: “Najashi.”

“Whoever offers the funeral prayer will have one Qirat and whoeverattends the burial will have two Qirat.” The Prophet (ﷺ) wasaskedabout the Qirat and he said: “(It is) like Uhud.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) stood up for a funeral, and we stood up, until he sat down,thenwe sat down.”

“When the Prophet (ﷺ)died,there was a man in Al-Madinah who used to make a niche in thegraveand another who used to dig graves without a niche. They said:‘Letus pray Istikharah to our Lord and call for them both, andwhicheverof them comes first, we will let him do it.’ So they wereboth sentfor, and the one who used to make the niche-grave camefirst, so theymade a niche-grave for the Prophet (ﷺ).”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)markedthe grave of ‘Uthman bin Maz’un with a rock.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadeplastering over graves.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadewriting anything on graves.”

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

“We were prevented fromfollowing the funeral, but that was not made binding on us.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)cursed thewoman who scratches her face and rends her garment andcries that sheis doomed (i.e. because of the death of this person).

“Yourbrother has been killed.” She said: “May Allah have mercy on him.Innalillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un (Truly, to Allah we belong andtruly,to Him we shall return).” They said: “Your husband hasbeen killed.”She said: “O grief!” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The woman hasa strong love for her husband, which she doesnot have for anythingelse.”

“But there isnoone to weep for Hamzah.” So the women of Ansar started to weep forHamzah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) woke up and said, ‘Woe tothem,have they not gone home yet? Tell them to go home and not toweep foranyone who dies after this day.’”

“A Jewish woman had died, and theProphet (ﷺ) heard the weeping for her. He said: ‘Her family isweeping for her, and she is being punished in her grave.’”

“Thereare no two Muslims (mother and father), three of whose childrendiebefore reaching the age of puberty, but Allah will admit them toParadise by virtue of His mercy towards them.”

“Whoever sends fourth three of his children who had not reachedtheage of puberty, they will be a strong fortification for himagainstthe Fire.” Abu Dharr said: “I sent forth two.” He said: “Andtwo” Ubayy bin Ka’b, the chief of the reciters, said: “I sentforthone.” He said: “Even one.”