حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ فَإِنْ يَکُنْ خَيْرًا تُقَدِّمُوهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِنْ يَکُنْ شَرًّا تَضَعُوهُ عَنْ رِقَابِکُمْ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرَةَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 1015
Abu Hurairah narrated that: The Prophet said: Hurry up with the funeral (procession) for if it was good, you are advancing it to good, and if it was evil, then you are taking it off your necks.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020