Hadith #166
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ وَلَيْسَ مِنْهَا مَنْ يَقْدُمُهَا وَقُرِئَ عَلَى سُفْيَانَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى الْجَابِرَ عَنْ أَبِي مَاجِدٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَب
ْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ السَّيْرِ بِالْجِنَازَةِ فَقَالَ مَتْبُوعَةٌ وَلَيْسَتْ بِتَابِعَةٍ
Isnad Chain
سفيان
يحيى الجابر
أبي ماجد الحنفي
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Sufyan, from Yahya al-Jabir, from Abi Majid al-Hanafi — that he said: 'I heard 'Abdullah say: We asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about walking in the funeral procession. He said: The [funeral bier] is to be followed — it does not follow [others].' Sufyan said: 'And there is not from [the funeral procession] one who walks ahead of it.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 166
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3404
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39794