Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1646
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ فَإِنْ تَكُ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ تُقَدِّمُونَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِنْ تَكُ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فشر تضعونه عَن رقابك»
Translation
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘Hasten with the funeral procession. If the deceased is righteous, you are sending him on to something good; if he is otherwise, it is an evil you are removing from your necks.’