Those who said five takbirs in the funeral prayer

Al-Sha'bi said: Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) said five takbirs in the funeral prayer of a man.

Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla said: Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say four takbirs over our funerals, then he said five takbirs over one funeral. We asked him, and he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say takbirs (this way).

Zirr said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said five takbirs in the funeral prayer of a man from Bal'adan.

Alqamah bin Qays said: When I returned from Syria, I said to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): In Syria I saw Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions saying five takbirs in the funeral prayer. Fix a number for us so that we may follow it. He remained silent for a while with his head lowered, then said: Say as many takbirs as your imam says; no number is fixed.

A freed slave of Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said five takbirs over a funeral.

Narrators other than Waki' added in it: Then he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do this.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said five takbirs over a funeral.

Ayyub bin al-Nu'man said: I offered a funeral prayer behind Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said five takbirs in it.

Abd Khayr said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (may Allah honour his face) used to say six takbirs in the funeral prayers of the people of Badr, five takbirs in the funeral prayers of the other Companions, and four takbirs in the funeral prayer of the general people.