حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ شَهِدَ جِنَازَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ فَأَظْهَرُوا الِاسْتِغْفَارَ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ ذَلِكَ أَنَسٌ قَالَ هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ خَالِدٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَأَدْخَلُوهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ رِجْلِ الْقَبْرِ وَقَالَ هُشَيْمٌ مَرَّةً إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ مَاتَ بِالْبَصْرَةِ فَشَهِدَهُ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَأَظْهَرُوا لَهُ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4080
It was narrated from Ibn Sireen that Anas bin Malik attended the funeral of a man among the Ansar. They started to pray out loud for forgiveness for him, and Anas did not disapprove of that. Hushaim said: Khalid said in his hadeeth: And they put him into the grave from the end of the grave. And on one occasion Hushaim said: A man among the Ansar died in Basrah, and Anas bin Malik attended his funeral, and they prayed out loud for forgive- ness for him.