What to say when placing the deceased in the grave

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Sayyidah Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), was being lowered into the grave, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "From it We created you, into it We shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out once again." The narrator said: Then I do not know whether he recited: "In the name of Allah, in the path of Allah and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah (I commit her to the earth)," or not. When he had built her lahd, he began passing small stones to them and said: "Fill the gaps between the bricks with these." Then he said: "This is nothing in itself, but it brings comfort to the one who is living."
Ahmad recorded it, and its chain is da'if (weak).

Ibn Sirin said: Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) attended the funeral of a man from the Ansar. The people began to seek forgiveness aloud, and Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) did not object to it. They lowered him into the grave from the side of its foot end.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). I said: "O Abu al-Hasan, which of the two is more virtuous: walking behind the funeral or in front of it?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Abu Sa'id, does someone like you ask about this?" I said: "Who would ask about this except someone like me? For I have seen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) walking in front of it." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "May Allah Almighty have mercy on them both and forgive them both. They heard just as we heard, but they were easygoing men who liked ease. O Abu Sa'id, when you walk behind (the funeral of) your Muslim brother, remain silent and reflect that in the end you too will become like him. Your brother was so eager for the world; he has left it grieving and stripped of everything, and he has nothing with him as provision except righteous deeds. Then, when you reach the grave and the people sit down, do not sit, but stand at the edge of the grave. When he is lowered into the grave, say: 'In the name of Allah, in the path of Allah and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah (I commit him to the earth). O Allah, this is Your servant who has become Your guest, and You are the best of hosts. He has put the world behind his back, so make what he has come to better than what he has left behind, for You Yourself have said: "And what is with Allah Almighty is better for the righteous."' (Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:) Then throw three handfuls of earth on him."
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains Abdullah bin Ayyub, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When one of you dies, do not hold him back; take him quickly to his grave. Let Surah al-Fatihah be recited at his head, and the closing verses of Surah al-Baqarah at his feet."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains Yahya bin Abdullah al-Babilti, who is da'if (weak).

Abd al-Rahman bin al-Ala' bin al-Lajlaj said: My father said to me: "O my son, when I die, prepare a lahd for me. When you place me in my lahd, say: 'In the name of Allah, and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah (I commit him to the earth).' Then pour the earth over me, then recite at my head the opening and closing verses of Surah al-Baqarah, for I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the deceased was placed in his grave, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "In the name of Allah, and according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah." Then he would place a clod of earth under the nape of his neck, a clod between his shoulders, a clod between his knees, and another behind him.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains Bistam bin Abd al-Wahhab, who is majhul (unknown).

Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Harith al-Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he took part in three military expeditions with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator said: He said to us: "When you bury me, sprinkle water on my grave, stand by my grave, face the qiblah and supplicate for me."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains Atiyyah al-Da'a', and I do not know him.

Qatadah said: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) buried one of his sons and supplicated: "O Allah, keep the earth away from his sides, open the gates of heaven for his soul, and give him in exchange a home better than his home."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).