بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمَّا بَعْدُ:
بَاب مَعْنَى الْقَبْرِ
Explanation of the Meaning of the Grave
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَىٰ: ﴿ فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُ كَيْفَ يُوَارِي سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ﴾
Allah Almighty said:
“Then Allah sent a crow who scratched the ground to show him how to hide the body of his brother.”
قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ (فَأَقْبَرَهُ)
أَقْبَرْتُ الرَّجُلَ : إِذَا جَعَلْتَ لَهُ قَبْرًا وَ قَبْرتُهُ: دَفَتَتُهُ .
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, Allah Almighty says:
(فَأَقْبَرَهُ) The Arabs say ‘اقبرْتُ الرَّجُلَ‘ meaning I buried a man. When someone says I made a grave for him and put him in the grave, it means I buried him.”
صحیح بخاری، کتاب الجنائز، باب ما جاء في قبر النبيﷺ .
وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَ مِنْ وَرَا بِهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ )
And Allah Almighty said:
“There is a barrier behind them until the Day they are resurrected.”
Explanation:
After death, whether buried in soil, drowned in water, eaten by beasts, or burned to ashes, wherever the body or particles or a particle of the deceased remain, that place is called his grave.
بَابُ ذِكْرِ الْمَوْتِ مُسْتَحَب
Statement that remembering death is recommended
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ هَادَمِ اللَّذَاتِ يَعْنِي الْمَوْتَ . ))
Muhaddith Al-Albani has graded it as “Hasan Sahih.”
“Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) says:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Frequently remember death, the thing that erases pleasures.”
((عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ اسْتَحْبُوا مِنَ اللَّهِ حَقَّ الْحَيَاةِ. قُلْنَا: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَسْتَحْيِي وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، قَالَ: لَيْسَ ذَاكَ وَلَكِنِ الْاسْتِحْيَاء مِنَ اللَّهِ حَقَّ الحَياءِ أَنْ تَحْفَظَ الرَّأْسَ، وَمَا وَعَى، وَتَحْفَظَ البَطْنَ، وَمَا حَوَى، وَ تَتَذَكَّرَ الْمَوْتَ وَ البَلى، وَ مَنْ أَرَادَ الْآخِرَةَ تَرَكَ زِينَةَ الدُّنْيَا فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدِ اسْتَحْي . يَعْنِي مِنَ الله حَقَّ الْحَياءِ . ))
Muhaddith Al-Albani has graded it as “Hasan.”
“Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Be modest before Allah in the manner that modesty is due. We said:
O Prophet of Allah! Thanks be to Allah, we are modest before Allah. He (ﷺ) said:
Not like that, but in the manner modesty is due, which is that you protect your head and what is in it (i.e., eyes, ears, tongue, etc.), then protect your stomach (so that nothing unlawful enters it), and protect what is connected to the stomach (i.e., private parts, hands, feet, etc.), and remember (in the grave) the decay of the bones. Whoever desires the life of the Hereafter should abandon the adornments of this world. Whoever does all these things has indeed been modest before Allah in the manner modesty is truly due.”
بَابُ تَمَنِّي الْمَوْتِ مَمنوع
Statement that wishing for death is forbidden
((عَنْ أَبِى أَبِي عُبَيْدِ – اسْمُهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بنِ أَزْهَرٍ – أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَا يَتَمَنَّيْنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِمَّا – مُحْسِنَا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ خَيْرًا وَإِمَّا مُبِينًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ یستعتب۔))
’’Hazrat Ubaid (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
No person should wish for death; if he is a righteous person, he will increase in his righteousness, and if he is a sinner, he may seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty.’’
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أَقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا ثُمَّ أقتل ثُمَّ أَحْيَا ثُمَّ أَقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا ثُمَّ أَقْتَلُ .))
’’Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) says, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! I like that I be killed in the way of Allah, then brought back to life, then killed again in the way of Allah, then brought back to life, then killed again in the way of Allah, then brought back to life, then killed again in the way of Allah.’’
بَابُ سَكَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ
Description of the hardships of death
قال الله تعالى: ﴿وَجَاءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ)
Allah Almighty has said:
“And the agony of death has come with the truth.”
((عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : لَا تَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ فَإِنَّ هَوْلَ الْمَطْلَعِ شَدِيدٌ وَإِنَّ مِنَ السَّعَادَةِ أَنْ يَطُولَ عُمُرُ الْعَبْدِ وَيَرْزُقُهُ اللهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ الْآنَابَةَ . ))
“Hazrat Jabir (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Do not wish for death; the pain of killing the soul is very severe, and it is a sign of good fortune that Allah prolongs the life of a servant and grants him the ability to repent.”
((عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَاتَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَإِنَّهُ لَبَيْنَ حَافِتَنِي وَذَافِتَنِي فَلَا أَكْرَهُ شِدَّةَ الْمَوْتِ لَاحَدٍ أَبَدًا بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ .))
“Hazrat Aisha (RA) says that the death of the Prophet (ﷺ) occurred while his blessed head was between my chest and chin. After witnessing the pain of his death, I no longer consider the agony of death bad for anyone.”
بَابُ مَكَارِمِ الْمُحْتَضَرِ
Description of the Honors of a Believer at the Time of Death
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: (الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ ۙ يَقُولُونَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمُ)
Allah Almighty has said:
“The souls of the righteous and pious people are taken by the angels who say: Peace be upon you.”
وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿تَحِيَّتُهُمْ يَوْمَ يَلْقَوْنَهُ سَلَامٌ)
Allah Almighty has said:
“The day they meet Allah, their greeting will be peace.”
((عَنْ عُبَادَةَ ابْنِ الصَّامِتِ وَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ. قالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَوْ بَعْضُ أَزْوَاجِهِ إِنَّا لَنَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ. قَالَ: لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ بَيْرَ بِرِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ وَكَرَامَتِهِ فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا أَمَامَهُ فَأَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَأَحَبُّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا حُضِرَ بُشْرَ بِعَذَابِ اللهِ وَعُقُوبَتَهُ فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَكْرَهُ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا أَمَامَهُ فَكَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَكَرِهَ اللهُ لِقَاءَه . ))
It is narrated from Hazrat Ubada bin Samit (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and whoever does not love to meet Allah, Allah does not love to meet him. Hazrat Aisha (RA) or another respected wife of the Prophet (PBUH) said:
We also dislike death. The Prophet (PBUH) said:
Meeting Allah does not mean death; rather, when death comes to a believer, he is given the glad tidings of Allah’s pleasure and honor. At that time, nothing is more beloved to the believer than the blessings he will receive thereafter, and he (hastens) to meet Allah, and Allah also loves to meet him. When death comes to a disbeliever, he is given the glad tidings of Allah’s punishment and torment. Then nothing is more hated by him than the coming events, so he dislikes meeting Allah, and Allah also does not love to meet him.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِذَا خَرَجَتْ رُوحُ الْمُؤْمِنِ تَلَقَّاهَا ممَلَكَانَ يُصْعِدَانِهَا قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: فَذَكَرَ مِنْ طِيبٍ رِيحَهَا وَذَكَرَ الْمِسْكَ، قَالَ: وَيَقُولُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ: رُوح طَيِّبَةٌ جَاءَتْ مِنْ قِبل الْأَرْضِ صَلَّى اللهُ وَ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى جَسَدِ كُنْتِ تَعْمُرِينَهُ فَيُنطَلَقُ بِهِ إِلى رَبِّهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: انْطَلِقُوا بِهِ إِلَى آخِرِ الْأَجَلِ، قَالَ: وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا خَرَجَتْ رُوحُهُ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ وَ ذَكَرَ مِنْ نَتْنِهَا وَذَكَرَ لَعْنا وَيَقُولُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ رُوح خَبِيثَةٌ جَاءَتْ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْأَرْضِ قَالَ: فَيُقَالُ: انْطَلِقُوا بِهِ إِلَى آخِرِ الْأَجَلِ. قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَرَدَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رِيْطَةٌ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى أَنْفِهِ هكذا . ))
Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) says that when the soul of a believer departs, two angels take it towards the heavens (the narrator of the hadith) Hammad says that Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) mentioned the fragrance of the soul and musk and said that the angels of the heavens (upon smelling this soul) say: This is a pure soul that has come from the earth, may Allah have mercy on you and on the body you inhabited. Then the angels take this soul to their Lord, and Allah Almighty commands:
Take it to its appointed place (i.e., Al-A’la) until the Day of Resurrection. The narrator of the hadith mentioned the departure of the disbeliever’s soul and said that Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) mentioned the foul smell of the soul and the curse upon it by the angels. The angels of the heavens say: This is an impure soul coming from the earth. Then (by Allah’s command) it is ordered to be taken to its appointed place (i.e., Sijjin) until the Day of Resurrection. Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) says that when the Prophet (PBUH) mentioned the foul smell of the disbeliever’s soul, he covered his nose with the edge of his cloak in disgust (and then showed how he covered his nose with his cloak).
بَابُ عِقَابَاتِ الْمُحْتَضَرِ
Description of the Punishments of a Disbeliever at the Time of Death
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوءٍ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾ فَادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾
Allah Almighty has said:
“When the angels take the souls of those who do wrong, they strike their faces and their backs and say, ‘Taste the punishment of the burning fire.’ Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant.”
وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۙ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا عَذَابَ الْحَرِيقِ)
And Allah Almighty has said:
“Would that you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, striking their faces and their backs and saying, ‘Taste the punishment of the burning fire.'”
((عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ: خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي جَنَازَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَبْرِ ، وَلَمَّا يُلْحَدْ بَعْدُ، فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ كَأَنَّمَا عَلَى رُهُ وَسِنَا الطَّيْرُ، فِي يَدِهِ عُود يَنكُتُ بِهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ: اسْتَعِيدُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ القَبْرِ ، مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا . ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَإِنَّ الْعَيْدَ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي انْقِطَاعِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَإِقْبَالِ مِنَ الْآخِرَةَ نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَائِكَةُ سُودُ الْوُجُوهِ مَعَهُمُ الْمُسْوحُ فَيَجْلِسُونَ مِنْهُ مَدَّ الْبَصَرِ ، ثُمَّ يُجِيهُ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ حَتَّى يَجْلِسَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَيَقُولُ: أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْخَبِيثَةُ، أَخْرُجِي إِلَى سَخَطٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبٍ، قَالَ فَتَفَرَّقَ فِي جَسَدِهِ فَبَتَزِعُهَا كَمَا يُتَزَعُ السقودُ مِنَ الصُّوفِ المَبْلُوْلِ، فَيَأْخُذْهَا، فَإِذَا أَخَذَهَا لَمْ يَدَعُوهَا فِي يَدِهِ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ حَتَّى يَجْعَلُوهَا فِي تِلْكِ الْمُسُوحِ وَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا كَانتن ربح حِيقَةٍ وُجِدَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ فَيَصْعَدُونَ بِهَا فَلَا يَمُرُونَ بِهَا عَلَى مَلَا مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ إِلَّا قَالُوا: مَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ الْخَبِيثَةُ فَيَقُولُونَ: فَلَانُ ابْنُ فُلَانِ، بِأَقْبَحَ أَسْمَائِهِ الَّتِي كَانَ يُسمى بِهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا، حَتَّى يُنتَهَى بِهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، فَيُسْتَفْتَحُ لَهُ فَلا يُفْتَحُ لَهُ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : ولا تفتح لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَ لَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجُ الْجَمَلُ في سيم الخياط )
فَيَقُولُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: اكتبوا كِتَابَهُ فِي سِجِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ السُّفْلَى، فَتُطْرَحُ رُوحُهُ طَرْحًا، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ (وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللهِ فَكَانَمَا خَزَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَتَخْطَفُهُ القَيْرُ او تهوى يو الريح في مكان سحيق ) [الحج: ٣١] .))
Narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib (RA) that we went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for the funeral of an Ansari (Companion). When we reached the cemetery, the grave was not yet prepared. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat down, and we also sat around him so quietly as if birds were sitting on our heads. He (ﷺ) had a stick in his hand with which he was scratching the ground. He raised his blessed head and said:
“Seek refuge from the punishment of the grave.” He (ﷺ) repeated this two or three times. Then he said:
“When a disbeliever is about to depart from this world and move towards the Hereafter, black-faced angels descend upon him. They have shrouds made of coarse cloth, and they sit at a distance within sight. Then the Angel of Death (Hazrat Azrael) comes and sits near his head and says, ‘O evil soul, come out (and depart) towards the wrath and anger of Allah.’ The soul enters the body and the angels pull it out as if a thorny iron skewer is pulled out of wet wool. When the angel extracts his soul, the other angels do not leave it in the hands of the Angel of Death even for a moment but wrap it in the coarse shroud. The soul emits a stench worse than the worst smell arising from a dead body on the earth. The angels carry it upwards (towards the sky). Wherever they pass by the angels near Allah, they ask, ‘Whose foul soul is this?’ The angels reply, ‘It is the soul of so-and-so, the worst name that was taken in the world.’ They continue to mention the worst name until the angels bring it to the sky of the world. The angels request to open the gate of the sky, but it is not opened. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited this verse: ‘The gates of heaven will not be opened for the disbelievers, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel passes through the eye of a needle.’
Then a command comes from Allah to record him in Sijjin (the prison) located in the lowest earth, and the disbeliever’s soul is severely thrown on the earth. After that, the Messenger (ﷺ) recited this verse from the Qur’an:
“Whoever associates partners with Allah, it is as though he has fallen from the sky, and the birds snatch him or the wind blows him to a distant place.”
بَابُ كَلَامِ الْمَيِّتِ وَسِمَاعِهِ
Statement on the Deceased Speaking and Being Heard
((عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدِ دَ الْخُدْرِي يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : إِذَا وُضِعَتِ الْجَنَازَةُ فَاحْتَمَلَهَا الرِّجَالُ عَلَى أَعْنَاقِهِمْ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ صَالِحَةٌ قَالَتْ قَدِمُونِي قَدِمُونِي ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ غَيْرُ صَالِحَةِ قَالَ يَا وَيْلَهَا أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُونَ بِهَا؟ يَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا الْإِنْسَانُ وَلَوْ سَمِعَهَا الإِنْسَانُ لَصَعِقَ .))
Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (RA) says the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
When the funeral is prepared and people carry it on their shoulders, a righteous person says, “Take me quickly, take me quickly.” If he is not righteous, he says, “Oh destruction! Where are you taking me?” The voice of the deceased is heard by all creatures except humans (and jinn). If a human hears it, he would faint.
(( عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَ تَوَلَّى عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ أَنَّهُ لَيَسْمَعُ خَفْقَ نِعَالِهِمْ إِذَا انْصَرَفُوا . ))
Hazrat Anas bin Malik (RA) says the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
When a person is buried in his grave and those with him turn back, the deceased hears the sound of his companions’ shoes.
بَابُ نَعِيمِ الْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ
Statement that the Blessings of the Grave are True
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿ الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ ۙ يَقُولُونَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴾
Allah Almighty has said:
“When the angels come to take the soul of the righteous and pure people, they first say, ‘Peace be upon you,’ and then say, ‘Enter Paradise in exchange for the deeds you used to do.'”
((عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا مَاتَ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ مَقْعَدُهُ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَ الْعَشِيِّ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فمِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أهْل النَّارِ فَمِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ . يُقَال هذَا مَقْعَدُكَ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَكَ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ .))
“It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
When any one of you dies, his place is shown to him morning and evening. If he is of the people of Paradise, he is shown the palaces of the people of Paradise, and if he is of the people of Hellfire, he is shown the place of the people of Hellfire, and he is told, ‘This is your dwelling; Allah will send you here on the Day of Resurrection.'”
بَابٌ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ
Statement on the Reality of the Punishment of the Grave
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَىٰ: ﴿وَحَاقَ بِالِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ الْعَذَابِ النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوا وَ عَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ )
Allah Almighty has said:
“The family of Pharaoh will be brought into the worst torment; they will be presented before the fire of Hell morning and evening, and when the Hour comes, the command will be given to cast the family of Pharaoh into the severest punishment.”
وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَاسِطُو أَيْدِيهِمْ أَخْرِجُوا أَنفُسَكُمُ ۖ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ)
And Allah Almighty has said:
“Would that you could see the wrongdoers when they are in the pangs of death, and the angels are stretching forth their hands, saying: ‘Deliver your souls! Today you shall be awarded the punishment of humiliation for that which you used to say against Allah unjustly and for your arrogance in rejecting His signs.'”
وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَىٰ: الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوءٍ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾ فَادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾)
And Allah Almighty has said:
“When the soul of one who has wronged himself is taken by the angels, they seize him firmly; then they return him to life so that he may repent, saying: ‘We did no evil.’ They say: ‘Yes, indeed! Allah is well aware of what you used to do. Now enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein. And evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant.'”
((عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَ أَنَّ يَهُودِيَّةٌ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا فَذَكَرَتْ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا: أَعَادَكِ اللَّهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، فَسَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ ، عَذَابُ الْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدُ صَلَّى صَلاةَ إِلَّا تَعَوَّذَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ .))
Narrated Aisha (RA) that a Jewish woman came to her and mentioned the punishment of the grave and said to Aisha:
“May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave.” Aisha said: I asked the Prophet ﷺ about the punishment of the grave, and he ﷺ said:
“Yes, the punishment of the grave is true.” Aisha said: After that, I never saw the Prophet ﷺ offering any prayer in which he did not seek refuge from the punishment of the grave.
وَ عَنْهَاؓ قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَ عِنْدِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ، وَهِيَ تَقُولُ: إِنَّكُمْ تُفْتَتُونَ فِي القَبُورِ، فَارْتَاعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا تُفْتَنُ يَهُودُ. وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَلَبِثْنَا لَيَالِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : إِنَّهُ أَوْحِيَ إِلَى أَنَّكُمْ تُفْتَتُونَ فِي الْقُبُورِ. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ بعْدُ يَسْتَعِيدُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ . ))
Aisha (RA) said: The Prophet ﷺ came to me while a Jewish woman was sitting with me and saying:
“You people will be tested in the graves.” The Prophet ﷺ heard this and became concerned and said:
“Indeed, the Jews will be punished.” Aisha said: After that, we awaited revelation for many nights, then one day the Prophet ﷺ said:
“It has been revealed to me that you people will be tested in the graves.” Aisha said: After that, I always heard him ﷺ seeking refuge from the punishment of the grave.
((عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِنَّ الْمَوْتَى لَيُعَذِّبُونَ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ حَتَّى إِنَّ البَهَائِمَ لَتَسْمَعُ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ .))
Narrated Abdullah bin Mas’ud (RA) that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“The dead (disbelievers or polytheists) are punished in their graves, and their cries are heard by all the cattle.”
بَابٌ شِدَّةِ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
Description of the Severity of the Punishment of the Grave
((عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَسْتَعِيدُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدَّجَالِ وَقَالَ: إِنَّكُمْ تُفْتِنُونَ فِي قُبُورِكُمْ .))
Al-Muhaddith Al-Albani graded it as “Sahih Al-Isnad”.
“It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to seek refuge from the punishment of the grave and the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal) and said:
You people will be tested in the graves.”
((عَنْ أَنَسِ وَ أَنَّ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَوْلَا أَنْ لَا تَدَافَنُوا لَدَعَوْتُ الله أنْ يُسْمِعَكُمْ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ . ))
“It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
If (I did not fear) that you would stop burying your dead, I would ask Allah to let you hear the sounds of the punishment of the grave.”
باب: تُوجِبُ الْكَبَائِرُ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ
Statement that the Punishment of the Grave Occurs for Major Sins
((عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى قَبْرَيْنِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّهُمَا لَيُعَذِّبَانِ وَمَا يُعَذِّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: بَلَى إِمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَكَانَ يَسْعَى بِالنَّمِيمَةِ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَكَانَ لَا يَسْتَتِرُ مِنْ بَوْلِهِ . ))
’’Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) passed by two graves and said:
Both of them are being punished in their graves, and not for a major matter. Then he said:
One of them used to backbite, and the other did not guard himself from his urine.’’
باب: مَلَكًا القبرِ مُنكر ونكير
Description of the Two Angels of the Grave, Munkar and Nakeer
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : إِذَا قُبِرَ الْمَيِّتُ أَوْ قَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ آتَاهُ مَلَكَان أَسْوَدَانِ أَزْرُقَانَ يُقَالُ: لِأَحَدِهِمَا الْمُنْكَرُ وَالْآخَرُ النَّكِيْرُ فَيَقُولَانِ: مَا كُنتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُل؟))
Al-Muhaddith Al-Bani graded it as “Hasan”.
’’Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) says the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
When a deceased is buried (or you said: when one of you is buried), two black-colored angels with blue eyes come to him; one of them is called “منکر” and the other is called “نکیر“. They both ask the deceased:
What did you use to say about this person (i.e., Prophet Muhammad ﷺ)?’’
بابُ كَيْفِيَّةِ الْمَيِّتِ فِي الْقَبْرِ عِنْدَ السُّوَّالِ
Description of the Condition of the Deceased During the Questioning in the Grave
((عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَكَرَ فَتَّانَ الْقُبُورِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَتْرَهُ عَلَيْنَا عُقُولَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : نَعَمْ كَهَيْتِكُمُ الْيَوْمَ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: بِغَيْهِ الْحَجَرُ .))
’’It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the angels of the grave, then Hazrat Umar (RA) asked:
O Messenger of Allah! Will our understanding be restored to us? You ﷺ said:
Certainly! The same understanding as today will be given (in the grave). Hazrat Umar (RA) said:
I will put a stone in the mouth of the angel (meaning I will silence him).‘‘
بَابُ الْوَاءِ النِّعَمِ فِي الْقَبْرِ
Description of the Types of Blessings in the Grave
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَىٰ: ﴿إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ )
Allah Almighty has said:
’’Indeed, those who fear Allah will be among gardens and blessings.’’
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِنَّ الْمَيْتَ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ إِنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ خَفْقَ نِعَالِهِمْ حِيْنَ يُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ فَإِنْ كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا يُقَالُ لَهُ إِجْلِسُ فَيَجْلِسُ قَدْ مُثلَتْ لَهُ الشَّمْسُ ، وَقَدْ أذنيتْ لِلْغُرُوبِ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ أَرَأَيْتَكَ هَذَا الَّذِي كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ مَّا تَقُولُ فِيهِ وَمَا ذَا تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ؟ فَيَقُولُ: دَعُونِي حَتَّى أَصَلَّى فَيَقُولُونَ: إِنَّكَ سَتَفْعَلُ، أَخْبِرْنَا عَمَّا نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ، أَرَيْنَكَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ مَّا ذَا تَقُولُ فِيهِ؟ وَمَا ذَا تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ؟ قالَ: فَيَقُولُ: مُحَمَّدٌ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ، وَأَنَّهُ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حُيَيْتَ، وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ مِتَّ، وَعَلى ذلِكَ تُبْعَثُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، ثُمَّ يُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: هَذَا مَقْعَدُكَ مِنْهَا، وَمَا أَعَدَّ اللهُ لَكَ فيهَا فَيَزْدَادُ غِبْطَةً وَسُرُورًا، ثُمَّ يُفْسَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ مِنْ أَبْوَابٍ النَّارِ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: هَذَا مَقْعَدُكَ مِنْهَا وَ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا لَوْ عَصَيْتَهُ، فَيَزْدَادُ غِبْطَةً وَ سُرُورًا، ثُمَّ يُفْسَحُ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا، وَيُنَوِّرُ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَيُعَادُ الْجَسَدُ لِمَا بُدِى مِنْهُ ، فَتَجْعَلُ نَسَمَتُهُ فِي النَّسِيمِ الطيب، وهي طَيْرٌ تَعْلُقُ فِي شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ سُبْحَانَهُ يُثَيْتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ في الحيوةِ الدُّنْيَاء في الآخرة )
Narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
When a deceased is buried in the grave, they hear the sound of the shoes of those returning. If the deceased is a believer, it is said to him (in the grave):
Sit down. He sits down and is shown the setting sun and is asked about the person who was sent to you long ago and what you used to say about him and what testimony you bear about him? The believer says:
Just let me sit and perform the Asr prayer (the sun is about to set). The angels say:
Indeed, you used to pray in the world, now answer the question we are asking, tell us what you used to say about the person who was sent among you long ago and what testimony you bore about him? The believer says:
He is Muhammad (ﷺ), I testify that he is the Messenger of Allah and that he came with the truth from Allah. Then it is said to him: You lived on this belief, died on it, and, God willing, you will rise on it. Then one of the gates of Paradise is opened for him and he is told:
This is your palace in Paradise and whatever Allah has prepared for you in Paradise (look at all this), his desire and pleasure increase. Then his grave is expanded seventy cubits (i.e., 105 feet or 35 meters) and illuminated. His body is returned to its previous state (i.e., he is laid down) and his soul is purified and fragranced and it flies in the form of a bird among the trees of Paradise. (The good end of the believer in the grave) is the interpretation of Allah’s statement:
Allah grants the people of faith steadfastness in the life of this world and the hereafter (i.e., the grave) by the blessing of the pure word (Kalima Tayyiba).
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: إِنَّ الْمَيْتَ يَصِيرُ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ فَيُجْلَسُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ فِي قَبْرِهِ غَيْرَ فَرْعٍ وَلَا مَسْعُوفٍ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لَهُ فِيمَ كُنتَ؟ فَيَقُولُ: كُنْتُ فِي الإسلام ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: مَا هَذَا الرَّجُلُ؟ فَيَقُولُ: مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ جَاءَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ فَصَدَّقْنَاهُ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: هَل رَأَيْتَ اللهَ فَيَقُولُ: مَا يَنْبَغِي لَاحَدٍ أَنْ يَرَى اللَّهَ فَيُفْرَجُ لَهُ فُرْجَةً قِبَلَ النَّارِ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا يَحْطِمُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: أَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَا وَقَاكَ اللهُ ، ثُمَّ يُفْرَجُ لَهُ فُرْجَةً قبل الْجَنَّةِ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلى زَهْرَتِهَا وَمَا فِيهَا . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: هَذَا مقْعَدُكَ، وَيُقَالُ لَهُ: عَلَى الْيَقِينِ كُنتَ وَ عَلَيْهِ مُتَّ وَ عَلَيْهِ تبْعَثُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ. وَيُجْلَسُ الرَّجُلُ السُّوءُ فِي قَبْرِهِ فَرْعًا مَشْعُوْفًا فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: فِيمَ كُنتَ؟ فَيَقُولُ: لَا أَدْرِي ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: مَاهذَا الرَّجُلُ؟ فَيَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ قَوْلًا فَقُلْتُهُ. فَيُفْرَجُ لَهُ قِبَلَ الْجَنَّةِ. فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى زَهْرَيْهَا وَمَا فِيهَا . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: أَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَا صَرَفَ اللهُ عَنْكَ ثُمَّ يُفْرَجُ لَهُ فُرْجَةً قِبَلَ النَّارِ. فَيَنظُرُ إِلَيْهَا يَحْطِمُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا. فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: هَذَا مَقْعَدُكَ، عَلَى الشَّكِ كُنتَ وَ عَلَيْهِ مُتَ، وَعَلَيْهِ تُبْعَثُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ تَعَالَى))
Muhaddith Al-Bani has declared it “Sahih”.
Narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
When a deceased is buried in the grave, a righteous person sits up in the grave without any fear or anxiety. He is asked:
On which religion were you? The righteous (believer) person says:
I was on Islam. Then he is asked:
Who was the person (who was sent among you)? The believer says:
Hazrat Muhammad (ﷺ) was the Messenger of Allah who came to us with miracles from Allah, and we confirmed him. Then he is asked:
Have you seen Allah? He says:
It is not possible for anyone to see Allah (in this world). Then a hole towards the fire is opened for him, and he sees how one part of the fire is consuming the other. He is told to look, this is the fire from which Allah has saved you. Then a door towards Paradise is opened, and the believer sees the gardens of Paradise and the blessings therein. He is told this is your abode; you lived your life on faith, died in that state of faith, and, God willing, you will be raised in that state of faith. When a sinful person is seated in the grave, he is very anxious and fearful. He is asked: On which religion were you? He says:
I do not know. Then he is asked:
Who was the person (who was sent among you)? He says:
I used to say what I heard others say. A door towards Paradise is opened, and he sees the gardens and other blessings of Paradise, but he is told this is the Paradise from which Allah has deprived you. Then a door towards Hell is opened for him, and he sees how one part of the fire is consuming the other. He is told:
This is your abode; you remained in doubt about Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ), died in that state of doubt, and surely you will be raised in that doubt.
بَابُ الْوَاءِ الْعَذَابِ فِي الْقَبْرِ
Description of the Types of Punishments in the Grave
((عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ نَخْلَا لِبَنِي النَّجَارِ سَمِعَ صَوْتًا فَفَزِعَ ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ أَصْحَابُ هَذِهِ الْقُبُورِ؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَاسٌ مَاتُوا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ. فَقَالَ: تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدَّجَالِ، قَالُوا وَمِمَّ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ آتَاهُ مَلَكٌ فَيَسْتَهِرُهُ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: مَا كُنتَ تَعْبُدُ؟ فَيَقُولُ: لَا أَدْرِي ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: لا دَرَيْتَ وَلَا تَلَيْتَ . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُل؟ فَيَقُولُ: كُنْتُ أَقُولُ مَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ فَيَضْرِبُهُ بِمِطْرَاقِ مِنْ حَدِيدِ بَيْنَ أَذْنَيْهِ ، فَيَصِيحُ صَيْحَةً يَسْمَعُهَا الْخَلْقُ غَيْرَ الثَّقَلَيْنِ . ))
Narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to the garden of Bani Najjar. There, he heard a sound which frightened him, and he inquired:
Whose graves are these? The Companions (RA) replied:
These are the graves of those who died in the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah). The Prophet ﷺ said:
Seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Fire and the trial of the Dajjal. The Companions (RA) asked:
O Messenger of Allah! For whom is that? He ﷺ replied:
When a buried deceased is a disbeliever (hypocrite), an angel comes to him and severely rebukes him, asking: Whom did you worship? The disbeliever (or hypocrite) says:
I do not know. The angel replies:
You neither used your intellect nor did you recite (the Quran). Then the angel asks:
What did you say about this man (i.e., Prophet Muhammad ﷺ)? The disbeliever (or hypocrite) says:
I used to say what others said. (Upon hearing this answer) the angel begins to strike him between his ears (i.e., on the brain) with iron hammers, and he screams loudly. His voice is heard by every living creature except jinn and humans.
((عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ الْكَافِرَ فَتُعَادُ رُوحُهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ، وَيَأْتِيهِ مَلَكَان فَيُجْلِسَانِهِ فَيَقُولَان لَهُ: مَنْ رَّبُّكَ فَيَقُولُ: هَاءَ هَاهُ لَا أَدْرِي . قَالَ فَيَقُولان لَهُ: مَا دِينَكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ: هَاءِ هَاءَ لَا أَدْرِي ، قَالَ فَيَقُولَان لَهُ: مَا هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي بَعَثَ فِيكُمْ؟ فَيَقُولُ: هَاه هاه لا أَدْرِي فَيُنَادِي مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ: أَنْ كَذَبَ ، فَأَفْرِشُوا لَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ الْبِسُوهُ مِنَ النَّارِ) وَافْتَحُوا لَهُ بَابًا إِلَى النَّارِ فَيَأْتِيهِ مِنْ حَرِهَا وَسُمُوْمِهَا ، ويَضِيقُ عَلَيْهِ قَبْرُهُ حَتَّى تَخْتَلِفَ فِيهَ أَضْلاعُهُ، وَيَأْتِيهِ رَجُلٌ فَيحُ الوَجْهِ، فَبِيحُ الرِّبَابِ مُنينُ الرِّيحِ ، فَيَقُولُ: أَبْشِرْ بِالَّذِى يَسِيتُكَ، هَذَا يَوْمُكَ الَّذِي كُنْتَ تُوْعَدُ. فَيَقُولُ: مَنْ أَنْتَ فَوَجْهكَ الْوَجْهُ الفَيحُ يَجِيءُ بِالشَّرِ؟ فَيَقُولُ: أَنَا عَمَلكَ الْخَيْتُ فَيَقُولُ: رَبِّ لَا تَقُمِ السَّاعَةَ ، وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لَّهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ وَزَادَ فَيَأْتِيهِ آتِ فَبِيحُ الوَجْهِ، فَبِيحُ القِيَابِ، مُنتِنُ الريح. فَيَقُولُ: أَبْشِرْ بَهَوَانِ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ عَذَابٍ مُقِيمٍ ، فَيَقُولُ: بَشَرَكَ اللهُ بالشَّرِ، مَنْ أَنْتَ فَيَقُولُ: وَأَنْتَ أَنَا عَمَلُكَ الْخَبِيثُ كُنتَ بَطِينا عَنْ طَاعَةِ اللهِ سَرِيعًا فِي مَعْصِيَتِهِ فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ شَرًّا، ثُمَّ يُقَيَّضُ لَهُ أَعْمَى أَصَمُ ابكُمْ فِي يَدِهِ مِرْزَبَةٌ لَوْ ضُرِبَ بِهَا جَبَلْ كَانَ تُرَابًا، فَيَضْرِبُهُ ضَرْبَةً حَتَّى يَصِيرَ تُرَابًا ، ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ اللهُ كَمَا كَانَ، فَيَضْرِبُهُ ضَرْبَةٌ أُخْرَى فَبَصِيحُ صَيْحَةً يَسْمَعُهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْنِ . قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ ثُمَّ يُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَيُمَهَّدُ لَهُ مِنْ فَرْشِ النَّارِ . ))
Hazrat Bara bin Azib (RA) says:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
When the soul of a disbeliever is returned to his body in the grave, two angels come to him, lift him up and make him sit, and ask:
Who is your Lord? The disbeliever says:
Alas, I do not know. The angels ask:
What is your religion? The disbeliever says:
Alas, I do not know. The angels ask:
Who was the person sent among you? The disbeliever says:
Alas, I do not know. Then a voice from the sky calls out: He has lied, so prepare a bed of fire for him, clothe him with the garment of fire, and open a door to Hell for him. Thus, the hot and poisonous wind of Hell begins to come to him. His grave is constricted upon him until his ribs on one side are joined with the ribs on the other side. Then a foul, filthy-clothed, very bad-smelling person comes to him and says:
Be glad of the bad end; this is the day that was promised to you. The disbeliever says: Who are you? Your face is very ugly, and you have brought evil for me. He replies:
I am your deeds. Then the disbeliever says: O my Lord! Do not establish the Day of Judgment. One narration says that a hideous, filthy-clothed, foul-smelling person comes to him and says:
Be glad of disgrace and everlasting punishment. The disbeliever says: May Allah protect you from evil, who are you? He says: I am your filthy deeds. (In the world) you used to procrastinate in obeying Allah and were always ready to disobey Him; may Allah give you the worst punishment. Then a blind and deaf angel is appointed over him, holding an iron mace in his hand, which if struck on a mountain would shatter it into pieces. The angel beats him severely. The disbeliever is shattered into pieces with one blow. Allah then restores him to his previous state (i.e., his body is made whole again). Then the angel beats him a second time, and the disbeliever screams so loudly that every living creature, jinn and human, hears it. Hazrat Bara bin Azib (RA) says: Then a door to the fire is opened for him, and a bed of fire is spread for him.
((عَنْ هَانِي مُوْلَى عُثْمَانَ قَالَ: كَانَ عُثْمَانُ إِذَا وَقَفَ عَلَى قبر بَكَى حَتَّى بَل لِحْيَتَهُ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: تُذكَرُ الْجَنَّةُ وَالنَّارُ ، فَلا تبْكِي وَ تَبْكِي مِنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: إِنَّ الْقَبْرَ أَوَّلُ مَنْزِلٍ مِنْ مَنَازِلِ الآخِرَةِ، فَإِنْ نَّجَا مِنْهُ فَمَا بَعْدَهُ أَيْسَرَ مِنْهُ وَإِنْ لَّمْ يَنجُ مِنْهُ فَمَا بَعْدَهُ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ، قَالَ: وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : مَا رَأَيْتُ مَنْظَرًا قَط إِلَّا وَ الْقَيْرُ أَفْضَعُ مِنْهُ . ))
Muhaddith Albani has classified it as “Hasan” (good).
“Hazrat Hani, the freed slave of Hazrat Uthman (RA), says that when Hazrat Uthman (RA) would stand by a grave, he would weep so much that his blessed beard would become wet. It was said to him:
You mention Paradise and Hell but do not weep, yet you weep so much when mentioning the grave? Hazrat Uthman (RA) said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said that the grave is the first stage of the Hereafter; if a person is saved from it, then the subsequent stages will be easy for him, but if he is not saved from it, then the later stages will be much more difficult. Also, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say:
I have not seen any place more frightening and severe than the grave.”
((عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرِ تَقُولُ: قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطِيبًا فَذَكَرَ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ الَّتِي يُفْتَتَنُ فِيهَا الْمَرْءُ فَلَمَّا ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ ضَعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ صجة.))
Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr (RA) says: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to deliver a sermon and mentioned the trial of the grave in which a person will be afflicted. When he ﷺ was mentioning this, the Muslims began to scream and shout in fear.
((أنَّ آبَا هُرَيْرَةَ بَكَى فِى مَرَضِهِ فَقِيلَ مَا يُبْكِيْكَ؟ فَقَالَ أَمَا أَنِّي لَا أَبْكِي عَلَى دُنْيَاكُمْ هَذِهِ وَلَكِنْ أَبْكِي عَلَى بُعْدِ سَفَرِى وَقِلَّةِ زَادِي وَإِنِّي أَمْسَيْتُ فِي صَعُودٍ مُهْبَطَةٍ عَلَى جَنَّةٍ وَّ نَارٍ لا أدْرِي عَلَى أَيَّتِهِمَا يُؤْخَذْنِي .))
Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) began to cry during his final illness. When asked why he was crying, he said:
I am not crying because of your leaving this world, but I am crying because of the long journey and scarcity of provisions ahead. I have camped at such a height beyond which is either Paradise or Hell, and I do not know which of the two will be my place.
بَابُ ضَغْطِ الْقَبْرِ لِلْمَيِّتِ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Description of the pressing of the believer’s body in the grave
((عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: هَذَا الَّذِي تَحَرَّكَ لَهُ الْعَرْسُ ، وَفُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ ، وَ شَهِدَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَا مِّنَ الْمَلَئِكَةِ لَقَدْ ضُمَّ ضَمَّةٌ ثُمَّ فُرجَ عَنْهُ .))
Narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
Saad bin Muadh (RA) is the person upon whose death the Throne of Allah shook, for whom all the gates of the heavens were opened, in whose funeral seventy thousand angels participated; even he was pressed once by the grave, then it will become spacious.
باب عَقِيدَةِ التَّوْحِيدِ وَسُوَّالِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَالنَّكِيرِ
Statement on the Belief in Tawheed and the Questioning by Munkar and Nakir
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: (يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ ۚ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ)
Allah Almighty said:
Allah keeps the believers firm on the truth, that is the pure word, in the life of this world, and leads the wrongdoers astray, and Allah does whatever He wills.
((عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِذَا أَقْعِدَ الْمُؤْمِنُ فِى قَبْرِهِ أَتِى ثُمَّ شَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ: (يُيُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ )
Narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) said:
When a believer is placed in his grave, angels come to him and the believer testifies “لا الہ الا اللہ و ان محمد رسول اللہ” The command of Allah (يُثَيْتُ اللهُ الَّذِينَ …) means that Allah keeps the people of faith firm in this world and the Hereafter (that is, in the grave) by the blessing of the pure word.
((عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدِ نِ الْخُدْرِي قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَحَدٌ يَقُومُ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكَ فِي يَدِهِ مِطْرَاقٌ إِلَّا هُبِلَ (هَلَكَ ) عِنْدَ ذلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُثَيْتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بالقولِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا.
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (RA) that (upon hearing about the punishment of the grave) people asked:
O Messenger of Allah! The angel will stand over the head of a person struck by him, and he will become like a clay idol out of fear and terror (losing consciousness). How will he respond? You ﷺ said:
Allah keeps the believers steadfast in this world and the Hereafter (i.e., in the grave) by the blessing of the pure word (Kalima Tayyiba).
((عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تُبتلى هَذِهِ الأمة في قُبُورِهَا ، فَكَيْفَ بِي وَ أَنَا امْرَأَةٌ ضَعِيفَةٌ قَالَ: يُثَيْتُ الله الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ ) . ))
Hazrat Aisha (RA) says: I asked:
O Messenger of Allah! People will be tested in their graves, so what will be my condition? I am a weak woman. You ﷺ said:
Allah keeps the believers steadfast in this worldly life and in the grave by the blessing of the word of monotheism (Kalima Tawheed).
باب: الْأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةُ جُنَّةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
Statement that good deeds are a shield from the punishment of the grave
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِي قَالَ: يُؤْتَى الرَّجُلُ فِي قَبْرِهِ فَإِذَا أُتِيَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ دَفَعَتْهُ تِلَاوَةُ الْقُرْآن وَإِذَا أُتِيَ مِنْ قِبل يَدَيْهِ دَفَعَتْهُ الصَّدَقَةُ وَإِذَا أُتِيَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رِجْلَيْهِ دَفَعَتْهُ مَشْيُهُ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ . ))
Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
When a person is buried in the grave, an angel comes from the head side to punish him, but the recitation of the Quran drives him away. When the angel comes from the front, charity and alms drive him away. And when the angel comes from the feet side, going towards the mosque drives him away.
بَاب الْمَأْمُونُونَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ
Description of People Who Are Protected from the Trial of the Grave
((عَنْ فُضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كُلُّ مَيْتٍ يُخْتَمُ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ إِلَّا الَّذِي مَاتَ مُرَابِطًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنْمَى لَهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ يَأْمَنُ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ .))
Hazrat Fudala bin Ubaid (RA) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that he said:
The deeds of every deceased person come to an end at the time of death except for the one who dies while guarding in the way of Allah; his deeds continue to benefit him until the Day of Judgment. Moreover, he is also protected from the trial of the grave.
((عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : مَا مِنْ مُسْلِم يَمُوتُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَوْ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَّا وَقَاهُ اللهُ فِتْنَةَ القبر . ))
Al-Muhaddith Al-Albani has graded it as Hasan.
Narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Whoever dies on the day of Jumu’ah or on the night of Jumu’ah, Allah will save him from the trial of the grave.
((عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سُوْرَةٌ تَبَارَكَ هِيَ الْمَانِعَةُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ . ))
Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (RA) says Surah Al-Mulk (تَبٰرَكَ الَّذِیْ بِیَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ٘) is a means of protection from the torment of the grave.
((عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِنْ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا وَ سُلَيْمَانُ ابْنُ صُرَدِ ، وَخَالِدُ بْنُ عُرْفَطَةَ ، فَذَكَرُوا أَنَّ رَجُلًا تُونِي، مَاتَ بِبَطْنِهِ ، فَإِذَاهُمَا يَشْتَهِيَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَا شُهَدَاءَ جَنَازَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِلْآخَرِ: أَلَمْ يَقُلْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : مَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ بَطْنُهُ، لَمْ يُعَذِّبْ فِي قَبْرِهِ ، فَقَالَ الآخَرُ: بَلَى ! . ))
Muhaddith al-Bani has graded it as “Sahih”.
Narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Baisar (RA) that I was sitting, Sulayman bin Surad and Khalid bin Urfah (RA) came and people said that so-and-so person died from stomach pain. Both of them wished that they could have participated in that person’s funeral. Then one man said to another:
Did not the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that whoever is afflicted with stomach pain will not be punished in the grave? The other replied:
Why not.
بَابُ كَيْفِيَّةِ الْأَجْسَامِ فِي الْقُبُورِ
Description of the Condition of Bodies in Graves
((عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : إِنَّ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ أَيَّامِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيهِ خُلِقَ آدَمُ، وَفِيهِ قُبِضَ ، وَفِيهِ النَّفْخَةُ، وَفِيهِ الصَّعْقَةُ، فَأَكْثِرُوا عَلَى مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فِيهِ فَإِنَّ صَلَاتَكُمْ مَّعْرُوضَةٌ عَلَيَّ. قَالَ: قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ تُعْرَضُ صَلَاتُنَا عَلَيْكَ وَقَدْ أَرِمْتَ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ بَلِيْتَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّوَجَلَّ حَرَّمَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ أَجْسَادَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ .))
Muhaddith al-Bani has graded it as “Sahih”.
Hazrat Aws bin Aws (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Among all days, Friday is the best day. On this day, Adam (AS) was created, on this day his soul was taken, on this day the trumpet will be blown, and on this day the command to rise will be given. Therefore, send abundant blessings upon me on this day, your blessings are presented before me. The Companions (RA) asked:
O Messenger of Allah! Your bones must have decayed or, in other words, your blessed body must have turned to dust, so how will our blessings be presented before you? The Prophet (ﷺ) replied:
They say your blessed body has turned to dust, whereas Allah has forbidden the bodies of the Prophets to be on the earth.
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ مِّنَ الإِنْسَانَ إِلَّا يَبْلَى إِلَّا عَظَمَا وَاحِدًا وَهُوَ عَجْبُ الذَّنْبِ وَمِنْهُ يُركَّبُ الْخَلْقُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ . ))
Muhaddith al-Bani has declared it “Sahih”.
Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Except for one bone, the entire body of a human being turns to dust. That is the backbone. On the Day of Resurrection, from it, the human being will be recreated.
باب اين يُقِيمُ الرُّومُ بَعْدَ الْخُرُوةِ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ؟
Explanation of where the soul resides after leaving the body
((عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ الأَنْصَارِي وَ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ آبَاهُ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِنَّمَا نَسَمَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ طَائِرٌ يَعْلَقُ فِي شَجرِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى جَسَدِهِ يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ . ))
Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Ka’b Ansari also narrates from Allah that his father used to narrate a hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in which he said:
The soul of a believer (after death) flies around the trees of Paradise until the day when the dead will be resurrected; on that day, the soul will be returned to its body.
بَابُ الْإِسْتِعَادَةِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
Explanation of supplications for seeking refuge from the torment of the grave
((عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ وَ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ وَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ المَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ . ))
Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, from the punishment of Hell, from the trials of life and death, and from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal).
باب: الْاِسْتِغْفَارُ لِأَهْلِ الْقبُورِ
Statement on Seeking Forgiveness for the People of the Graves
((عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُعَلِمُهُمْ إِذَا خَرَجُوا إلَى الْمَقَابِرِ فَكَانَ قَائِلُهُمْ، يَقُولُ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَلَاحِقُونَ أسال الله لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِية .))
Hazrat Buraydah (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach people this supplication when they would go towards the cemetery, saying:
O Muslim and believing inhabitants of this abode! Peace be upon you! We ان شاء اللہ are about to come to you; I ask Allah Almighty for well-being and goodness for myself and for you.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَىٰ عَلَى خَيْرٍ خَلْقِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ .
