It was narrated to me by Abu al-Tahir, Harmalah ibn Yahya, and Harun ibn Sa'id al-Ayli—Harun said "narrated to us" while the other two said "informed us"—[all from] Ibn Wahb, who said: Yunus ibn Yazid informed me, from Ibn Shihab, who said: Abu Umamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf narrated to me, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Hasten with the funeral procession, for if the deceased was righteous, you are advancing it toward good, and if it was otherwise, it is an evil you are casting off from your necks."