"The Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar would walk in front of the funeral." Az-Zuhri said: "Salim informed me that his father would walk in front of the funeral."
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1009 In-book : Book 10, Hadith 45 English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1009
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