حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ مُوسَی الْبَلْخِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ أَبِي کَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ وَهُوَ مَعَ الْجَنَازَةِ فَأَبَی أَنْ يَرْکَبَهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ فَرَکِبَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِکَةَ کَانَتْ تَمْشِي فَلَمْ أَکُنْ لِأَرْکَبَ وَهُمْ يَمْشُونَ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا رَکِبْتُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3177
Narrated Thawban: An animal was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was going with a funeral. He refused to ride on it. When the funeral was away, the animal was brought to him and he rode on it. He was asked about it. He said: The angels were on their feet. I was not to ride while they were walking. When they went away, I rode.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020