´It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` ‘The funeral should be followed and should not follow. There should be no one with it who walks ahead of it.”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الجنائز / 1484
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, سنن أبي داود (3184) ترمذي (1011), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 431
Hadith Takhrij« سنن ابی داود/الجنائز50 ( 3184 ) ، سنن الترمذی/الجنائز 27 ( 1011 ) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 9637 ) ، وقد أخرجہ : مسند احمد ( 1/378 ، 394 ، 415 ، 419 ، 432 ) ( ضعیف ) » ( اس کی سند میں ابو ماجدہ حنفی ضعیف ہیں )
´Yahya, the Imam of Banu Taimillah, narrated from Abu Majid :` From Abdullah bin Mas'ud who said: "We asked the Messenger of Allah about walking behind the funeral. He said: 'Less than a trot. For if he was good, then you will be hastening him to it (goodness), and if he was evil, then it id only an inhabitant of the Fire that is being taken away." The funeral is (to be) followed. The one who precedes it shall not have the reward of those who follow it.'"
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: Note:
(In the chain of narration, Yahya al-Jabir is weak in hadith, and Abu Majd is unknown.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1011