حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجِنَازَةِ فَإِنْ تَکُنْ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ تُقَدِّمُونَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِنْ تَکُنْ غَيْرَ ذَلِکَ فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِکُمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1477
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger Allah P.B.U.H said: 'Hasten with the funeral' (procession), for if the person was righteous then you are advancing him towards good and if he was otherwise then it is evil which you are taking off your necks." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020