A man placing his neck between the two poles of the bier

Yusuf bin Mahak said: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) at a funeral, standing between the two poles of the bier with the bier placed upon his shoulders.

Khalid bin Abi Bakr said: I saw Salim bin Abdullah between the two poles of his mother's bier until he brought her out of the house, while Hamzah and Ubaydullah - one of them was holding the right side of the bier (with his hand) and the other the left.

Ma'ruf said: I saw al-Muttalib bin Abdullah bin Hantab between the two poles of the bier of his son al-Harith.

Sa'd bin Ibrahim narrates from his father: I saw Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) at the leg of the bier of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), saying: "Alas, the mountain (of a man)!"

Abu Ishaq said: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) at the funeral of Abu Maysarah; he was holding the leg of the bier and saying: "O Abu Maysarah, may Allah Almighty forgive you."

It is narrated from Mughirah that Ibrahim used to dislike a man carrying the bier while standing between its legs.

Furat bin Salman said: A funeral came out of the house of Banu Dhi al-Khimar, and a young man from among them had placed the bier on his shoulders. Maymun took him by the hand and pulled him out.

Isma'il said: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) at the funeral of Abu Maysarah with the bier on his shoulder, and he was saying: "O Allah, forgive Abu Maysarah."

Rabi' said: Al-Hasan disliked that one should stand at the front or the back of the bier.