Hadith 177

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 5: Funerals

Chapter 6

Burying the Dead - Section 1

باب دفن الميت - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 1705
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: سُلَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ. رَوَاهُ الشَّافِعِي
Ibn 'Abbas said God’s messenger was lowered gently into the grave head first. Shafi'i transmitted it.