Hadith 1705
Mishkat al-Masabih
Funerals · Burying the Dead - Section 2
Arabic
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: سُلَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ. رَوَاهُ الشَّافِعِي
English translation
Ibn 'Abbas said God’s messenger was lowered gently into the grave head first. Shafi'i transmitted it.