Mishkat al-Masabih #1619
Funerals
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: سُلَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ. رَوَاهُ الشَّافِعِي
Ibn 'Abbas said God’s messenger was lowered gently into the grave head first.
Shafi'i transmitted it.
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This hadith is #1619 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Funerals.