Said by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as)
Status: ✅ Verified reference
Reference: Al-Kafi (Shaykh al-Kulayni), Volume 3, Kitab al-Jana'iz (Book of Funerals), Chapter 43 (The Reward for Walking in a Funeral Procession), Hadith 3.
Arabic:
أَوَّلُ مَا يُتْحَفُ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُغْفَرُ لِمَنْ تَبِعَ جَنَازَتَهُ
English translation:
"The first gift for a deceased believing person is forgiveness for those who escort him (follow his funeral) to his grave."
Explanation: Even in the grave, a believer is a source of blessing for others. The very first gift he receives is not for himself — it is forgiveness for the people who walked with his funeral. That is why attending a believer's funeral is not a small kindness: it is one of the ways Allah's mercy reaches the living through the dead.
Even in the grave, a believer is a source of blessing for others.