عَنْ أَبِی أُمَامَۃَ، قَالَ: السُّنَّۃُ أَنْ یُقْرَأَ عَلَی الْجِنَازَۃِ بِفَاتِحِۃِ الْکِتِابِ۔
مسند امام شافی · Hadith 590
On the authority of Abu Imam, he said: The Sunnah is to be read at the funeral by opening the book.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020