It is narrated on the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Laila that Zaid used to recite four takbirs on our funerals and he recited five takbirs on one funeral. I asked him the reason (for this variation), to which he replied:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited thus.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 957 In-book : Book 11, Hadith 94 USC-MSA web (English) : Book 4, Hadith 2089 (deprecated)
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