Sahih Muslim Book - 11, Hadith - 2195

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنِى حَيْوَةُ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو صَخْرٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُسَيْطٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ بْنَ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ إِذْ طَلَعَ خَبَّابٌ صَاحِبُ الْمَقْصُورَةِ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ أَلاَ تَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَنْ خَرَجَ مَعَ جَنَازَةٍ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ تَبِعَهَا حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ كَانَ لَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ كُلُّ قِيرَاطٍ مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ وَمَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ ». فَأَرْسَلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ خَبَّابًا إِلَى عَائِشَةَ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ قَوْلِ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فَيُخْبِرُهُ مَا قَالَتْ وَأَخَذَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَبْضَةً مِنْ حَصَى الْمَسْجِدِ يُقَلِّبُهَا فِى يَدِهِ حَتَّى رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ صَدَقَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ. فَضَرَبَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بِالْحَصَى الَّذِى كَانَ فِى يَدِهِ الأَرْضَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَقَدْ فَرَّطْنَا فِى قَرَارِيطَ كَثِيرَةٍ.

Dawud bin 'Amir bin Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas narrated from his father, that he was sitting with 'Abdullah bin 'Umar when Khabbab came and said: "O 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, have you not heard what Abu Hurairah is saying - that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'Whoever comes out with a funeral from the house (of the deceased) and offers the funeral prayer, then follows (the funeral) until (the deceased) is buried, he will have two Qirat of reward, each Qirat like Uhud (mountain), and whoever offers the funeral prayer then goes back will have a reward like Uhud' (mountain?" Ibn 'Umar sent Khabbab to 'Aishah to ask her about what Abu Hurairah had said, then to come back and tell him what she said. Ibn 'Umar picked up a handful of pebbles in the Masjid, turning them over in his hand, until the messenger came back to him and said: "'Aishah said: 'Abu Hurairah spoke the truth."' Ibn 'Umar threw the pebbles that were in his hand onto the floor and said: "We have missed out on many Qirat."