Ibrahim reported: Al-Aswad, if there were women with the funeral, would take my hand, and we would walk in front of it. If there were no women with it, we would walk behind it. 2
(2) The statement: "Al-Aswad, etc." At-Tahawi said: "This is Al-Aswad ibn Yazid, despite his long companionship with Abdullah ibn Masud and his companionship with Umar. His intention in walking with the funeral was to walk behind it, except when an issue arose, and he would walk in front of it for that reason, not because he considered it superior. Similarly, what we have narrated from Umar regarding his actions in the funeral of Zainab is based on this understanding, and Allah knows best."
Note 2
قوله
(۲) قوله: كان الأسود إلخ: وقال الطحاوي: فهذا الأسود بن يزيد على طول صحبته لعبد الله بن مسعود، وعلى صحبته لعمر قد كان قصده في المشي مع الجنازة إلى المشي خلفها، إلا أن يعرض له عارض، فيمشي أمامها لذلك العارض، لا لأن ذلك أفضل عنده من غيره، فكذلك عمر ما رويناه عنه فيما فعله في جنازة زينب هو على هذا المعنى عندنا، والله أعلم.
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Note 2
(2) The statement: "Al-Aswad, etc." At-Tahawi said: "This is Al-Aswad ibn Yazid, despite his long companionship with Abdullah ibn Masud and his companionship with Umar. His intention in walking with the funeral was to walk behind it, except when an issue arose, and he would walk in front of it for that reason, not because he considered it superior. Similarly, what we have narrated from Umar regarding his actions in the funeral of Zainab is based on this understanding, and Allah knows best."
Note 2
(۲) قوله: كان الأسود إلخ: وقال الطحاوي: فهذا الأسود بن يزيد على طول صحبته لعبد الله بن مسعود، وعلى صحبته لعمر قد كان قصده في المشي مع الجنازة إلى المشي خلفها، إلا أن يعرض له عارض، فيمشي أمامها لذلك العارض، لا لأن ذلك أفضل عنده من غيره، فكذلك عمر ما رويناه عنه فيما فعله في جنازة زينب هو على هذا المعنى عندنا، والله أعلم.