Hadith #63
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ أَبِي مَاجِدٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَأَ
لْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ السَّيْرِ بِالْجِنَازَةِ فَقَالَ مَا دُونَ الْخَبَبِ الْجِنَازَةُ مَتْبُوعَةٌ وَلَيْسَتْ بِتَابِعٍ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
يحيى بن الحارث
أبي ماجد الحنفي
ابن مسعود
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Waki', from Hasan, from Yahya ibn al-Harith, from Abi Majid al-Hanafi — that he said: 'We asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the pace for a funeral procession. He said: Below a trot [al-khabab]. The funeral bier is to be followed [by the people]; it does not follow others.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 63
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3901
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40291