TAKBIRS AT A FUNERAL H 953 "When he (Abdullah, the son of Aufa) conducted the funeral prayer of his daughter he called four 'takbirs'. After the fourth 'takbir' he remained standing for as long as the time spent between two takbirs seeking forgiveness for her and praying for her. When he finished he said, 'The Prophet used to do this.'" We are also informed: "He made four takbirs and remained standing in prayer for a while until I thought he would call a fifth takbir. Then he made the greeting to the right and to the left. When he came away we asked him, 'What is this?' He answered, 'I would add nothing to that which I had seen the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, do.' Or he said, 'The Messenger of Allah did this.'" R 953 Hakim with a chain up to Abdullah son of Aufa who related this.
940- وعن عبدِ الله بنِ أبي أَوْفى رضي الله عنهما : أنَّهُ كَبَّرَ عَلَى جَنَازَةِ ابْنَةٍ لَهُ أرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ، فَقَامَ بَعْدَ الرَّابِعَةِ كَقَدْرِ مَا بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرَتَيْنِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهَا وَيَدْعُو ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : كَانَ رسول اللهِ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يَصْنَعُ هكَذَا . وفي رواية : كَبَّرَ أرْبَعاً فَمَكَثَ سَاعَةً حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أنَّهُ سَيُكَبِّرُ خَمْساً ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ . فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قُلْنَا لَهُ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ : إنِّي لاَ أزيدُكُمْ عَلَى مَا رأيْتُ رسولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يَصْنَعُ ، أَوْ : هكَذَا صَنَعَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم . رواه الحاكم ، وقال : "حديث صحيح" .