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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 201 to 400
الْقَبْرُ أَوَّلُ مَنْزِلٍ مِنْ مَنَازِلِ الْآخِرَةِThe grave is the first stage of the afterlife
Hadith 248
اُردوEn
248 - أَخْبَرَنَا تُرَابُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الْكَاتِبُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْغَازِي، قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُفَسِّرِ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَحِيرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ هَانِئًا، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ يَقُولُ: كَانَ عُثْمَانُ إِذَا وَقَفَ عَلَى قَبْرٍ بَكَى حَتَّى تَبْتَلَّ لِحْيَتُهُ، قَالَ: فَقِيلَ لَهُ تُذْكَرُ الْجَنَّةُ وَالنَّارُ وَلَا تَبْكِي، وَتَبْكِي مِنْ هَذَا؟، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الْقَبْرَ أَوَّلُ مَنْزِلٍ مِنْ مَنَازِلِ الْآخِرَةِ» وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ
Sayyiduna ‘Uthman’s freed slave Hani’ reports that when Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) would stand by a grave, he would weep so much that his beard would become wet. Hani’ says that it was said to him: “Paradise and Hell are mentioned before you, yet you do not weep (so much), but you weep (so much) at this (grave)?” So he said: “Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Indeed, the grave is the first stage among the stages of the Hereafter.’” And he narrated this hadith... And he narrated this hadith.
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
"The grave is the first stage among the stages of the Hereafter." After death, there are many stages such as the grave, the Gathering (Hashr), the Scale (Mizan), the Bridge (Sirat), and others, through which a person must pass. However, the outcome of all these stages becomes apparent from the grave itself. If this first stage passes safely and one attains success in the trial of the grave, then the subsequent stages will also pass with ease. But if matters become difficult here, then the later stages will be even more severe and terrifying. May Allah, the Exalted, deal with us with mercy.
"The grave is the first stage among the stages of the Hereafter." After death, there are many stages such as the grave, the Gathering (Hashr), the Scale (Mizan), the Bridge (Sirat), and others, through which a person must pass. However, the outcome of all these stages becomes apparent from the grave itself. If this first stage passes safely and one attains success in the trial of the grave, then the subsequent stages will also pass with ease. But if matters become difficult here, then the later stages will be even more severe and terrifying. May Allah, the Exalted, deal with us with mercy.
