The funeral prayer in absentia

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for the Negus (al-Najashi).
Imam Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a man who has not been named.

Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for the Negus (al-Najashi).
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Khadij bin Mu'awiyah, about whom there is criticism.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) descended and said: "Mu'awiyah bin Mu'awiyah al-Laythi has died. Would you like to offer the funeral prayer for him?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes." The narrator says: Then he struck the ground with his wing, and every tree and every hillock on the way moved aside. The narrator says: He raised the deceased's bier so that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) could see it, and he said the takbir over him. Behind him were two rows of angels, and in each row were seventy thousand angels. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Jibril, why has he been granted this rank with Allah Almighty?" He replied: "Because of his love for Surah al-Ikhlas, and because of his reciting it (Surah al-Ikhlas) while going and coming, standing and sitting, in every state."
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded it, and Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Abu Ya'la's chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin al-Ala', and he is extremely da'if (weak). Tabarani's chain contains a narrator, Mahbub bin Hilal. Imam Dhahabi says: He is not known, and the hadith he narrates is munkar (denounced).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was at Tabuk, and said: "O Muhammad! Attend the funeral of Mu'awiyah bin Mu'awiyah al-Muzani." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out. Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) descended with seventy thousand angels. He placed his right wing on the mountains and they bowed down, and he placed his left wing on the lands and they bowed down, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) could see Makkah and Madinah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for that man, and Sayyiduna Jibril and the angels offered it too. When they had finished, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Jibril! Why has Mu'awiyah bin Mu'awiyah al-Muzani been granted this rank?" He replied: "(He was granted this rank because of reciting) Surah al-Ikhlas standing, sitting, riding and walking (in every state)."
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Nuh bin Umar. Ibn Hibban says: It is said that he stole this hadith. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: This does not make the hadith weak. Its chain contains a narrator, Baqiyyah, and he is a mudallis (one who conceals defects in the chain). There is no other defect ('illah) in this narration besides this.

Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had gone out to take part in the expedition of Tabuk. Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) came to him and said: "Would you like to attend the funeral of Mu'awiyah bin Mu'awiyah al-Muzani?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) gestured like this with his hand, and all the mountains and hillocks moved aside. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came walking, with Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) beside him, and with Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) were seventy thousand angels. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for Mu'awiyah bin Mu'awiyah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him): "Why has Mu'awiyah reached this rank?" He replied: "Because of his frequent recitation of Surah al-Ikhlas. He used to keep reciting it standing, sitting and lying down, and that is why he has reached this rank."
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Sadaqah bin Abi Sahl, whom I do not know, and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for the Negus (al-Najashi) and said four takbirs over him.
Imam Bazzar recorded it, and Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Tabarani's narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received news of the death of the Negus (al-Najashi), he offered the funeral prayer for him. It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! Are you offering the funeral prayer for an Abyssinian man?" So Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Among the People of the Book are some who believe in Allah."
Imam Bazzar and Imam Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat recorded it. Tabarani's narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Kathir bin Abdullah narrates from his father, from his grandfather: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said five takbirs in the funeral prayer for the Negus (al-Najashi). (Allamah Haythami says:) I say:
Imam Ibn Majah also recorded it, but he did not mention the Negus.
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. The narrator Kathir is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received news of the death of the Negus (al-Najashi), he said: "Go out and offer the funeral prayer for your brother whom you have never seen." So we went out. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and we formed rows behind him. He prayed and we prayed too. When we had finished the prayer, the hypocrites said: "Look at him! He went out and offered the funeral prayer for a powerful Christian man (that is, a ruler) whom he has never even seen." So Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Indeed, among the People of the Book are some who believe in Allah" (to the end of the verse).
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Rahman bin Abi al-Zinad, and he is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Negus (al-Najashi) has died, so offer the funeral prayer for him."
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Ibn Kharijah narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received news of the death of the Negus (al-Najashi), he said: "Your brother has passed away." (The narrator says:) We went out, formed rows behind him, and offered the funeral prayer, though we could not see anything (that is, the deceased was not before us).
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Humran bin A'yan, whom Abu Hatim declared thiqah (trustworthy) and Yahya bin Ma'in declared da'if (weak). The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Wahshi bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Negus (al-Najashi) died, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions: "Your brother the Negus has died. Stand up and offer the funeral prayer for him." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! How can we offer the funeral prayer for him when he died in a state of disbelief?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Have you not heard this saying of Allah Almighty: 'Indeed, among the People of the Book are some who believe in Allah, and in what has been sent down to you, and in what has been sent down to them'" to the end of the verse.
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Abi Dawud al-Harrani, and he is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received news of the death of the Negus (al-Najashi), he said to his Companions: "Your brother the Negus has passed away. Whoever wishes to offer the funeral prayer for him, let him offer it." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards Abyssinia and said the takbir over him four times. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say:
Imam Ibn Majah also recorded it, but he did not mention saying the takbir.
Imam Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its chain is hasan (good).