Mukhtasar Muslim

Narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that when (the conqueror of Persia) Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, the pure wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent word asking that his funeral be brought through the mosque so that they could also offer the funeral prayer. So it was done as they requested. The bier was placed in front of their chambers so that they could pray, and then the funeral was taken out through the Gate of Funerals, which was towards Maqa’id. When people heard of this, they began to criticize and said, “Is a funeral ever brought into the mosque?” Upon this, Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) said, “How quick people are to criticize something about which they have no knowledge! They criticized us for bringing the funeral into the mosque, whereas the fact is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for Suhail, the son of Bayda’, inside the mosque itself.”