Sahih Muslim Book - 11, Hadith - 2253

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا لَمَّا تُوُفِّىَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ أَرْسَلَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنْ يَمُرُّوا بِجَنَازَتِهِ فِى الْمَسْجِدِ فَيُصَلِّينَ عَلَيْهِ فَفَعَلُوا فَوُقِفَ بِهِ عَلَى حُجَرِهِنَّ يُصَلِّينَ عَلَيْهِ أُخْرِجَ بِهِ مِنْ بَابِ الْجَنَائِزِ الَّذِى كَانَ إِلَى الْمَقَاعِدِ فَبَلَغَهُنَّ أَنَّ النَّاسَ عَابُوا ذَلِكَ وَقَالُوا مَا كَانَتِ الْجَنَائِزُ يُدْخَلُ بِهَا الْمَسْجِدَ. فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَسْرَعَ النَّاسَ إِلَى أَنْ يَعِيبُوا مَا لاَ عِلْمَ لَهُمْ بِهِ. عَابُوا عَلَيْنَا أَنْ يُمَرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فِى الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ بَيْضَاءَ إِلاَّ فِى جَوْفِ الْمَسْجِدِ.

It was narrated from 'Aishah that when Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas died, the wives of the Prophet (s.a.w) sent word telling them to bring his funeral into the Masjid so that they might offer the funeral prayer for him, and they did so. It was placed in front of their apartments so that they could offer the prayer for him, then it was taken out through Bab Al-Jana'iz (the Gate of Funerals) which was near a place where people used to sit. Then they heard that the people were criticizing them for that and saying that funerals would not be brought into the Masjid. News of that reached 'Alshah and she said: "How quick the people are to criticize that of which they have no knowledge! They criticized us for bringing a funeral into the Masjid, but the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did not offer the funeral prayer for Suhail bin Baida' except in the Masjid." Muslim said: (That is) Suhail bin Da'd, and he is Ibn Al-Baida', his mother was Baida'.