Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيُّ قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ حَدِيثَ أَبِي حَرِيزٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بُرْدَةَ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ أَوْصَى أَبُو مُوسَى حِينَ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَالَ إِذَا انْطَلَقْتُمْ بِجِنَازَتِي فَأَسْرِعُوا الْمَشْيَ وَلَا يَتَّبِعُنِي مُجَمَّرٌ وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا فِي لَحْدِي شَيْئًا يَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ التُّرَابِ وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا عَلَى قَبْرِي بِنَاءً وَأُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنَّنِي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ حَالِقَةٍ أَوْ سَالِقَةٍ أَوْ خَارِقَةٍ قَالُوا أَوَسَمِعْتَ فِيهِ شَيْئًا قَالَ نَعَمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
English Translation
Mu'tamir b. Sulayman al-Taymi narrated to us, who said: I read to al-Fudayl b. Maysara the hadith of Abu Hariz: that Abu Burda narrated to him, saying: Abu Musa gave instructions when death approached him, saying: "When you carry my funeral bier, walk quickly, and let no one carrying a censer follow me; and do not place anything in my grave-niche that would come between me and the earth; and do not build any structure over my grave; and I call you to witness that I am free of responsibility for every woman who shaves her head, wails loudly, or tears her garments." They said: "Did you hear something concerning this?" He said: "Yes, from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him."