Reports on the funeral: what is done with the bier, whether something is raised over it, and what is done for a woman

Hisham narrated from his father that Sayyidah Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) was the first woman to introduce the covered bier (na'sh).

Sayyiduna Tariq bin Shihab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyidah Umm Ayman (may Allah be pleased with her) ordered the covered bier (na'sh) for women.

Imran bin Hudayr said: We passed by Abu Mijlaz carrying a large covered bier, and he said: "The Jews and Christians raised it high, so differ from them."

Ibrahim said: When it was the funeral of a woman, they used to turn the bed (bier) over and keep it raised away from her on its legs; and when it was a man, he was placed on the flat of the bed.