Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1910
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ فَإِنْ تَكُ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ تُقَدِّمُونَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِنْ تَكُ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ " .
Translation
Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Sa‘id, from Abu Hurayrah, who traced it back to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that he said: ‘Hasten with the funeral bier. If the deceased was righteous, you are taking it ahead to goodness; if otherwise, it is evil that you are setting down from your necks.’