وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْقَبْر فَحَثَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا
God’s messenger prayed over a bier, then went to the grave and threw three handfuls of earth towards the head of the dead man.
Mishkat al-Masabih 1635, Book 6, Funerals, Hadith 192. 1 min read