“I saw the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar walking ahead of the funeral (procession).”  

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَ الْجِنَازَةِ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman used to walk ahead of the funeral (procession).”  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَ الْجِنَازَةِ  

‘The funeral should be followed and should not follow. There should be no one with it who walks ahead of it.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْجِنَازَةُ مَتْبُوعَةٌ وَلَيْسَتْ بِتَابِعَةٍ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا مَنْ تَقَدَّمَهَا