is invalidated by the Sunnah of the Fajr and Dhuhr prayers, as they are subordinate to them, yet they precede them in existence.
Section: Riding while following a funeral procession is disliked. Thawban said: We went out with the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) for a funeral, and he saw people riding, so he said: "Are you not ashamed? The angels of Allah are on their feet, while you are on the backs of beasts." Recorded by al-Tirmidhi (10). If one does ride in a funeral procession, the Sunnah is to be behind it. al-Khattabi (11) said regarding the rider: I do not know of any disagreement among them that he should be behind it, due to the statement of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "The rider proceeds behind the funeral procession, while the walker walks behind it, in front of it, to its right, and to its left, near it." Recorded by Abu Dawud (12). al-Tirmidhi recorded a similar account, and its wording is: "The rider is behind the funeral procession, and the walker is wherever he wishes from it, and the child is to be prayed over" (13). He said: This is a sound (sahih) hadith. This is because the movement of the rider in front of it harms the pedestrians, as it is the place for their walking, as we have previously stated. As for riding upon returning from it, there is no harm in that. Jabir ibn Samura said: The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) followed the funeral of Ibn al-Dahdah walking, and returned on a horse. Recorded by Muslim (14). al-Tirmidhi said: This is a good (hasan) hadith.
(10) In: Chapter on what has been mentioned regarding the dislike of riding behind the funeral procession, from the Chapters on Funerals. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/232. It was also extracted by Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been mentioned regarding witnessing funeral processions, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/475. (11) In Ma'alim al-Sunan 1/308. (12) In: Chapter on walking in front of the funeral procession, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/183. It was also extracted by Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been mentioned regarding witnessing funeral processions, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/475. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/248, 249. (13) Extracted by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been mentioned regarding the prayer over children, from the Chapters on Funerals. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/248. It was also extracted by al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the position of the rider in the funeral procession, Chapter on the position of the walker in the funeral procession, and Chapter on the prayer over children, from the Book of Funerals. al-Mujtaba 4/45, 46, 47. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/247, 252. (14) In: Chapter on the rider praying over the funeral when he turns away [to leave], from the Book of Funerals. Sahih Muslim 2/664. It conveys this meaning. It is also with al-Tirmidhi with this wording, in: Chapter on what has been mentioned regarding the concession for that, from the Chapters on Funerals. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/233.