It was narrated that Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: "The rider should travel behind the Janazah and the pedestrian may travel wherever he wishes, and the (funeral) prayer should be offered for a child."'
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1943 In-book : Book 21, Hadith 127 English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1945
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