Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Mughaffal that Hazrat Umar said: Do not carry an incense burner with my funeral procession.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not follow my funeral procession with fire (incense burner).

Hazrat Abu Saeed said: Do not follow my funeral procession carrying fire, and do not place a velvet sheet of the Christians on my bier.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Ubaid bin Umair that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had advised that no incense should be brought behind her funeral, and no red velvet sheet should be placed over her.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bakr that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mughaffal had instructed that do not follow my funeral with voices and fire, and do not throw stones at me, meaning the mortar that is on the edges of the grave.

Hazrat Abdul A'la narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair saw an incense burner at a funeral, so he broke it and said, "I heard Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) say: Do not adopt the resemblance of the People of the Book."

Hasan and Hazrat Ibn Sirin considered it undesirable to carry incense burners along with the funeral procession.

Imam Ash-Sha'bi states that when you take out a funeral procession, do not walk behind it carrying fire.

Hazrat Mansur states that Ibrahim considered it undesirable to carry incense burners along with a funeral procession.

Ibn Aun reports that we went to Ibrahim Nakha'i in the morning, but people informed us that he had passed away and had been buried at night. Then Abdur Rahman bin Aswad told us that he (Ibrahim Nakha'i) had made a will stating: "Do not bring fire behind my funeral, and do not place Arzami (name of a place) stones, which are used in the construction of churches, on my grave."

Ibn Awn narrates that after the death of Ibrahim, we went to his house and inquired what he had bequeathed. They informed us that he had instructed: Do not carry fire behind my funeral, dig a niche (lahd) in my grave, and do not place stones from an arid place on my grave.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The funeral should not be followed with fire and noise, nor should one walk ahead of it.

Hazrat Hanish bin Mu'tamir narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was at a funeral. He (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a woman who had an incense burner with her. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Leave her." He (peace and blessings be upon him) kept standing until the people said to him, "O Messenger of Allah! She was coming from behind the palaces of Madinah."