Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

When a funeral was brought to Hazrat Malik bin Hubairah Al-Shami, he would say to those with him, "Form three rows for these people." Then three rows would be formed, and after leading the funeral prayer, he would say, "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'There is no deceased person for whom three rows are formed except that intercession becomes obligatory for him.'"