What reaches the deceased from people's prayer over him

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No person from among the Muslims dies and a community of Muslims, numbering up to a hundred, offers the prayer over him and intercedes (prays for forgiveness) for him, except that their intercession for him is accepted."

Abu Bakkar said: I offered a funeral prayer with Abu al-Malih. He said: "Straighten your rows and intercede (pray for forgiveness) for him in the best manner. If I were given the choice of a man, I would choose him." (Abu al-Malih said:) Abdullah bin Salil narrated to me from Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), whose foster brother he was, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no Muslim over whom a community offers the funeral prayer except that intercession is granted for him." Abu al-Malih said: By 'community' is meant from forty to a hundred people.

Sayyiduna Malik bin Hubayrah al-Shami (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Companion, when he came to a funeral and found few people with it, would divide them into three rows, then offer the funeral prayer over it, and he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three rows of Muslims do not line up over a deceased person except that it becomes binding (that he be forgiven)."

As'as bin Salamah said: Whoever forty people intercede for, their intercession is accepted; and whoever ten people intercede (testify) for, their testimony is accepted.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever has a hundred Muslims offer the funeral prayer over him is forgiven.