Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Hurry up with the dead body for if it was righteous, you are forwarding it to welfare; and if it was otherwise, then you are putting off an evil thing down your necks."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz), Hadith #401
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Hurry up with the dead body for if it was righteous, you are forwarding it to welfare; and if it was otherwise, then you are putting off an evil thing down your necks."
This hadith is from the book of Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 401 in book 23 of volume 2.
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