The funeral: is it hastened when carried out or not?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take the funeral quickly (to the graveyard), for if it is righteous, then what you are taking it to is better for it; and if it is otherwise, then it is an evil that you (quickly) put down from your necks."

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and we used to carry the funeral quickly.

Al-Hasan said: Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) left a will: "When I die, take my funeral quickly, and do not walk slowly as the Jews and Christians walk."

Yahya bin Abi Rashid said: When the time of death drew near for Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he said to his son: "When you set out with my funeral, take me quickly and swiftly."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Take me quickly to my Lord."

Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji said: When a man's sandal strap broke while walking in a funeral, he would not catch up with the funeral (or he could hardly catch up with it).

Alqamah said: "When I die, take me quickly and swiftly."

Al-Zibriqan said: I heard Abu Wa'il say at the time of his death: "When I die, take me quickly."

Abu Ja'far said that Ali bin Husayn left a will: "Take me quickly."

Makhul al-Azdi said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) heard a man saying: "Take it gently, may Allah have mercy on you." He said: "Gently? You will take it quickly and swiftly, or else I will go back."

Ibrahim said: It used to be said: "Take your funerals briskly, and do not creep along with them (slowly) as the Jews do."

Al-Hasan and Muhammad used to like the funeral to be taken quickly.

Abu al-Mu'tamir said: We were at a funeral, and al-Hasan saw that they were taking the funeral slowly (with delay). He said: "Take it quickly; do not keep your deceased confined (rather, go quickly and bury him)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: My father left me a will: "When you lift me onto the bier, walk with me at a moderate pace, and stay behind the funeral, for the front of it is for the angels and the back of it is for human beings."

Alqamah said: "Do not take the funeral slowly, creeping along like the Christians."