Reports on burial at night

Abu Yunus al-Bahili says: I heard an old man in Makkah, who was originally a Roman, narrating from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man used to circumambulate the House saying, "Awwah, awwah." Sayyiduna Abu Dharr said: "I went out one night (and saw that) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the graveyard, burying that very man, and he had a lamp with him."

Hasan bin Muhammad says that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was buried at night.

Urwah says that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) buried Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) at night.

Musa bin Ali narrates from his father: I was with Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was asked about the takbirs of the funeral prayer. He said: "Four." I said: "Are night and day the same (in this)?" He said: "Night and day are the same." I said: "May the deceased be buried at night?" He said: "Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was buried at night."

Al-Qasim bin Muhammad says that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was buried at night.

Ibn Abi Arubah says that Qatadah says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was buried at night.

He (Ibn Abi Arubah) said: Qatadah used to dislike that.

Ibn al-Sabbaq says that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) buried Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) at night, then came into the mosque and prayed witr of three rak'ahs.

Al-Sha'bi says that Shurayh buried some of his children at night for fear of crowding (disliking the crowding).

Zur'ah bin Amr narrates from his father Amr: We buried Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) after the Isha prayer in al-Baqi', and I was one of the four who carried his body.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) departed from this world on Tuesday night, and he was buried that same Tuesday night.

Qatadah says that Sa'id bin al-Musayyib did not see any harm in burying at night.

Khalid bin Sumayr al-Sadusi says: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) about offering the funeral prayer at night. He said: "Offering the funeral prayer at night is just like offering it during the day."

Ibn Awn says: We buried Ibrahim at night, and we were all afraid.

Abu Hurrah says that al-Hasan used to dislike burying at night.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We did not know of the burial of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until we heard the sound of the spades in the last part of the night. That night was the night of Wednesday.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: And the spades too.