Mishkat (5185).

The Prophet’s saying to Abu Talhah al-Anṣārī, when he resolved to give in charity his most cherished possession, Bayruḥāʾ: “That is profitable wealth”—twice. Al-Bukhārī (1461).

And the hadith of the father of Abū al-Aḥwaṣ, when the Prophet asked him, “Do you possess any wealth?” He replied: “Allah has granted me every kind of wealth: camels, sheep, horses, and slaves.” Ghāyat al-Marām (63/75).

Hence, the scholars interpreted the Prophet’s words in the hadith under discussion, “his wealth,” as: “That is, his slaves.” This was stated categorically by the eminent scholar Abū al-Ḥasan al-Sindī in his marginal commentary on al-Nasāʾī.

ʿAlī al-Qārī said in al-Mirqāt (5/23–24):

“Such as male and female slaves, a riding beast, a tent, and the like.”

Al-Ḥāfiẓ said in al-Fatḥ (11/365):

“His words, ‘His family and his wealth follow him’: this is generally the case. Yet a deceased person may be followed only by his deeds. What is meant is those of his family, companions, and mounts who follow his funeral procession, according to Arab custom.”

I say: The equivalent today is the deceased’s relatives—including his children—going out in their cars to accompany his funeral procession and bury him.