Sahih al-Bukhari 3837
Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 63: Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar) · The days of Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Qasim:
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْقَاسِمِ ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ كَانَ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ يَدَىِ الْجَنَازَةِ وَلاَ يَقُومُ لَهَا، وَيُخْبِرُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَقُومُونَ لَهَا، يَقُولُونَ إِذَا رَأَوْهَا كُنْتِ فِي أَهْلِكِ مَا أَنْتِ. مَرَّتَيْنِ.
Al-Qasim used to walk in front of the funeral procession. He used not to get up for the funeral procession (in case it passed by him). And he narrated from `Aisha that she said, "The people of the pre-lslamic period of ignorance used to stand up for the funeral procession. When they saw it they used to say twice: 'You were noble in your family. What are you now?"