Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 12420 — The questioning in the grave

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When a man is placed in his grave, if he is one of the fortunate, Allah Almighty makes his heart firm for the questioning, and he is asked: "Who are you?" He says: "I am the servant of Allah, in life and in death, and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah." It is said to him: "So you were." Then his grave is widened for him as much as Allah Almighty wills, a door to Paradise is opened for him, and the fragrance and breeze of Paradise enter upon him until he is resurrected. As for the other man, he is brought into his grave and asked: "Who are you?" This question is put three times, and he says: "I do not know." It is said to him: "You did not know," and this is said three times. Then his grave is made so narrow for him that his body and ribs press into one another, and many snakes are sent upon him from the sides of the grave, which bite him and eat him. Whenever he cries out and screams, he is struck with a mace of iron or of fire, and a door to Hell is opened for him.