We were forbidden to accompany funeral processions but not strictly.  

عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا  

We were forbidden to follow the bier, but it was not made absolute on us.  

قَالَتْ أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ كُنَّا نُنْهَى عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا  

We were refrained from following the bier, but it was not made absolute on us.  

نُهِينَا عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا  

We were forbidden accompany the biers, but it was not stressed upon us.  

أَنْ نَتَّبِعَ الْجَنَائِزَ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا  

“We were prevented from following the funeral, but that was not made binding on us.”  

عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا  

We were forbidden accompany the biers, but it was not stressed upon us. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3167)  

عَنْ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا