وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
قَالَ: سُلَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ
Ibn Abbas said God’s messenger was lowered gently into the grave head first. Shafii transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 1620, Book 6, Funerals, Hadith 177. 1 min read