مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الجنائزBook of Funerals
في الجنازة يمر بها فيثنى عليها خيراPraising the deceased when the funeral passes by
Hadith 12363
١٢٣٦٣ - حدثنا علي بن مسهر عن محمد بن عمرو عن (أبي) (١) سلمة عن أبي هريرة قال: مروا على النبي ﷺ بجنازة فأثني عليها (بخير) (٢) في مناقب الخير فقال: "وجبت"، ثم مروا بأخرى فأثني عليها (بشر) (٣) في مناقب الشر فقال: "وجبت، إنكم (شهداء) (٤) اللَّه في الأرض" (٥).
Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that people passed by the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with a funeral, and its goodness was mentioned. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become obligatory." Then another funeral passed by, and among its bad qualities, its evil was mentioned. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become obligatory." Surely, you people are Allah's witnesses on earth.
