A funeral that passes and is praised with good

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A funeral passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and someone praised the deceased; following him, many other tongues also praised him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due for him." (Then, another time,) a funeral passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and someone spoke ill of the deceased; following him, many other tongues also spoke ill of him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due for him." Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! When the first funeral passed and the deceased was praised, you said, 'It has become due,' and for the second also you said, 'It has become due.' (What has become due?)" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This one you praised with good, so Paradise became due for him; and this one you spoke of with evil, so the Fire became due for him. Indeed, you are the witnesses of Allah on the earth." He said this blessed sentence two or three times.

Iyas bin Salamah narrates from his father that the funeral of a man from the Ansar passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was praised. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due." Then another funeral passed by, and it was praised less than that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! What has become due?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The angels are the witnesses of Allah in the heaven, and you are the witnesses of Allah Almighty on the earth."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: People passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying a funeral, and the deceased's good was mentioned. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due." Then they passed by carrying another funeral, and the deceased's evil, among evil qualities, was mentioned. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due. Indeed, you are the witnesses of Allah on the earth."

Abu al-Aswad al-Dili said: I came to Madinah while an epidemic had spread there. I sat with Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and a funeral passed by them, and the deceased's good was mentioned. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It has become due for him." Then another funeral passed by, and the deceased's evil was mentioned, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It has become due for him." Abu al-Aswad said: "O Commander of the Believers! What has become due?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I said just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Any Muslim for whose goodness four people testify, Allah Almighty will admit him into Paradise.' We said: 'What if there are three?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Even for three.' We said: 'What if there are two?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Even for two He will admit him into Paradise.' Then we did not ask him about one."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Look at people at their deathbeds. If you see good in a dying servant, hope for good for him; and if you see evil in the dying person, fear for him."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man died, and he was mentioned with good in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(Paradise) has become due for him." Another man died, and he was mentioned with evil in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(Hell) has become due for him." Some people said: "O Messenger of Allah! We are surprised at your saying, 'It has become due.'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Some people are witnesses over others."