أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يُونُسَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ شَهِدْتُ جَنَازَةَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَخَرَجَ زِيَادٌ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْ السَّرِيرِ فَجَعَلَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَمَوَالِيهِمْ يَسْتَقْبِلُونَ السَّرِيرَ وَيَمْشُونَ عَلَی أَعْقَابِهِمْ وَيَقُولُونَ رُوَيْدًا رُوَيْدًا بَارَکَ اللَّهُ فِيکُمْ فَکَانُوا يَدِبُّونَ دَبِيبًا حَتَّی إِذَا کُنَّا بِبَعْضِ طَرِيقِ الْمِرْبَدِ لَحِقَنَا أَبُو بَکْرَةَ عَلَی بَغْلَةٍ فَلَمَّا رَأَی الَّذِي يَصْنَعُونَ حَمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِبَغْلَتِهِ وَأَهْوَی إِلَيْهِمْ بِالسَّوْطِ وَقَالَ خَلُّوا فَوَالَّذِي أَکْرَمَ وَجْهَ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنَّا لَنَکَادُ نَرْمُلُ بِهَا رَمَلًا فَانْبَسَطَ الْقَوْمُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1917
‘Uyaynah bin ‘Abdur Rahman bin Jawsh said: “My father told me: I witnessed the funeral of ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah. Ziyad came out, walking in front of the bier, and some men from the family of ‘Abdur-Rahman and their freed slaves came out, facing the bier and walking backward, saying: ‘Slow down, slow down, may Allah bless you.’ And they were walking slowly. Then when they were partway to Al Mirbad, Abu Bakrah joined us on his mule. When he saw what they were doing, he rushed to them on his mule, brandishing his whip, and said: ‘Move on, for by the One Who honored the face of Abu Al Qasim , I remember when we were with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم we were walking fast, so the people speeded up.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020