Silsilah as-Sahihah 3914 — Importance of testimony for the deceased

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), when a funeral passed by. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "Whose funeral is this?" The companions said: This is the funeral of such-and-such a man, who used to love Allah and His Messenger, and obeyed Allah and strove in this matter. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It has become obligatory, it has become obligatory, it has become obligatory." Meanwhile, another funeral passed by, about which the companions said: This is the funeral of such-and-such a man, who used to hate Allah and His Messenger, and disobeyed Allah and strove in this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It has become obligatory, it has been established, it has become obligatory." The companions asked: O Messenger of Allah! One funeral was praised and the other was criticized, and you said about both: "It has become obligatory, it has become obligatory, it has become obligatory."? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Yes, O Abu Bakr! Indeed, the angels of Allah speak in accordance with the tongues of the children of Adam regarding good and evil."