(67) باب فِي الْمَيِّتِ يُدْخَلُ مِنْ قِبَلِ رِجْلَيْهِ
Abu Ishaq said:
Al-Harith left his will that Abdullah ibn Yazid should offer his funeral prayer; so he prayed over him. He then put him in the grave from the side of his legs and said: This is a Sunnah (model practice of the Prophet).
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3211
In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 123
English translation: Book 20, Hadith 3205