Al-Harith left his will that Abdullah ibn Yazid should offer his funeral prayer; so he prayed over him. He then put him in the grave from the side of his legs and said: This is a Sunnah (model practice of the Prophet).
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3211 In-book : Book 21, Hadith 123 English translation : Book 20, Hadith 3205
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