A man accompanying a funeral: those who said he should not sit until it is put down

Imam al-Zuhri says that when Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) attended a funeral, he would not sit until it had been set down.

Abu al-Anbas narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) would not sit until the funeral had been set down.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) in marfu' form that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you are at a funeral, do not sit until the bier has been set down."

Ibn Sirin and Abu Hubayrah say that when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) accompanied a funeral, he would not sit until the bier had been set down.

Ibrahim says: When the bier has been set down, then sit.

Talhah bin Yahya says: I saw Urwah bin al-Zubayr at a funeral. He leaned against a wall and kept asking, "Has the funeral been set down?" He did not sit until it had been set down.

Ibrahim and al-Sha'bi say: They (the earlier generation) used to dislike that anyone should sit before the funeral had been taken down from the men's shoulders.

Abu Hazim says: I walked (in a funeral) with Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them). When they reached the grave, they stood talking until the funeral was set down; when it was set down, they sat.

Hisham says that Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) would not sit until the funeral had been set down.

He said: And al-Hasan saw no harm in it.

Waqid bin Amr bin Sa'd bin Mu'adh says: I was at a funeral and did not sit until it had been set down on the ground. Then I came to Nafi' bin Jubayr and sat with him. He said, "Why did I see that you did not sit until the funeral was set down?" I said, "Because of the hadith that reached me from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him)." Nafi' said, "Mas'ud bin al-Hakam narrated to me that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and then sat."