It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded that the weapons and armor should be removed from the slainof Uhud, and they should be buried in their clothes stained withblood.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever offers the funeral prayer in the mosque will havenothing (i.e., no reward).’”

‘Offer prayer for everyone who dies, and strive in Jihadunder every chief.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Your brother Najashi has died, so offer the funeral prayerforhim.” Then he stood and we prayed behind him. I was in thesecond rowand two rows prayed for him.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) offered thefuneralprayer for Najashi and said four Takbir.

“When you see a funeral (procession) stand up for it until it haspassed by or it is placed on the ground.”

“When the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) followed a funeral, he would not sit down until it hadbeen placed in the niche-grave. A rabbi came to him and said: ‘Thisiswhat we do, O Muhammad!’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) satdown andsaid: ‘Be different from them.’”

“We went out with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) for a funeral, and he sat facing the Qiblah(prayer direction).”

“We went out with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) for a funeral, and we came to a grave. Hesatdown and we sat down, as if there were birds on our heads.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)placed Sa’d gently in his grave and sprinkled water on it.”

“I was present withIbn‘Umar at a funeral. When the body was placed in the niche-grave)hesaid, ‘Bismillah wa fi sabil-illah wa ‘ala millati rasul-illah’(Inthe Name of Allah, for the sake of Allah and according to thereligionof the Messenger of Allah). When he started to place bricksin theniche-grave he said: ‘Allahumma ajirha min ash-shaitani wamin‘adhabil-qabr. Allahumma Jafil-arda ‘an janbaiha, wa sa’idruhaha, walaqqiha minka ridwana (O Allah, protect him from Satan andfrom thetorment of the grave; O Allah, keep the earth away from histwo sidesand take his soul up and grant him pleasure fromYourself).’ I said:‘O Ibn ‘Umar, is this something that youheard from the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) or is it your own words?’He said: ‘I could have saidsomething like that, but this issomething that I heard from theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ).’”

“TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The niche-grave is for us and theditch-graveis for others.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbadebuildingstructures over graves.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:“If one of you were to sit on a live coal that burns him, thatwould be better for him than if he were to sit on a grave.”

“Visit the graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gavepermission for visiting the graves.

“The Prophet (ﷺ) visitedthegrave of his mother and wept, causing the people around him toweep.Then he said: ‘I asked my Lord for permission to seekforgivenessfor her, but He did not give me permission. Then I askedmy Lord forpermission to visit her grave and He gave me permission.So visit thegraves, for they will remind you of death.’”

“When Abu Musa fellsick, his wife Umm ‘Abdullah started to wail loudly. He woke up andsaid to her: ‘Do you not know that I am innocent of those whom theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) declared innocence of?’ And he told herthatthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I am innocent of those whoshavetheir heads, raise their voices and tear their garments (attimes ofcalamity).’”

“When Ibrahim, the son ofthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), died, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wept.The one who was consoling him, either Abu Bakr or ‘Umar, saidto him:‘You are indeed the best of those who glorify Allah withwhat is dueto him.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The eyeweeps and theheart grieves, but we do not say anything that angersthe Lord. Wereit not that death is something that inevitably comesto all, and thatthe latter will surely join the former, then wewould have been morethan we are, verily we grieve for you.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade eulogies.”