Those who disliked crowding at a funeral

Qatadah said: I attended the funeral of a man from among the Asawirah (non-Arabs living in Basrah), and they crowded to carry the bier on their shoulders. Abu al-Sawwar al-Adawi said: "Look at these people: are they better, or the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? If any one of the Companions saw that it was possible to carry the bier on his shoulder, he would carry it; otherwise he would step aside, and he would not cause anyone harm."

Isma'il al-Jahdari said: We went out with a funeral, and al-Hasan was also present at it. He saw people crowding around the bier, and al-Hasan said: "What is the matter with these people? I think that Satan perceived in the people a sense of goodness and reward, so he joined them and put whispers into their hearts so that they would crowd to carry the bier on their shoulders, and others would be hurt by it, and so he would nullify their reward."