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VOICE OF THE BIER

955

“When the bier is lifted on to the shoulders of the pall-bearers, if the corpse is that of a righteous person it urges, 'Go forward with me, go forward with me.' If it is that of an unrighteous person, it says, 'Alas, where are you taking it?' Its voice is heard by everything except man, and if man heard it he would be struck dead."

Bukhari with a chain up to Abu Sa'id Khudri who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.

THE SERMON AT THE GRAVE