Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by two graves whose occupants (that is, the people buried in them) were being punished. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These two are being punished, and they are not being punished for anything major (that is, it was not something difficult to avoid): one of them did not guard himself against urine, and the other used to go about spreading tales.
Then he called for a fresh palm branch, broke it, and placed (a piece) on this one and on this one, and said: "Perhaps it will be lightened for them until they dry out."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy, except that the case of al-Tabarani's teacher, Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Ja'far al-Waki'i al-Misri, is different, for I do not know him. Other hadiths on this subject will come in the chapter on the punishment of the grave.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطهارة / 1023
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 6561»