مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الطهارةBook of Purification
The punishment of the grave is true
Hadith 119
اَخْبَرَنَا جَرِیْرٌ، نَا مَنْصُوْرٌ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: مَرَّ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِحَائِطٍ مِنْ حِیْطَانِ مَکَّةَ اَوِ الْمَدِیْنَةَ، فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَ اِنْسَانَیْنِ یُعَذِّبَانِ فِیْ قَبْرَیْهِمَا فَقَالَ: اِنَّهُمَا لَیُعَذَّبَانِ وَمَا یُعَذَّبَانِ فِی کَبِیْرٍ: کَانَ اَحَدُهُمَا یَمْشِیْ بِالنَّمِیْمَةِ، وَالْاٰخَرُ لَا یَسْتَتِرُ مِنْ بَوْلِهٖ، ثُمَّ اَخَذَ جَرِیْدَةً فَکَسَرَهَا کَسْرَتَیْنِ، فَجَعَلَ عَلٰی کُلِّ قَبْرٍ مِّنْهُمَا کَسْرَةً، فَقِیْلَ: یَا رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ، لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هٰذَا؟ فَقَالَ: لَعَلَّهٗ اَنْ یُّخَفِّفَ عَنْهُمَا مَا لَمْ یَیْبَسَا، اَوْ اِلَی اَنْ یَّیْبَسَا.
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a garden in Makkah or Madinah, and he heard the voices of two people who were being punished in their graves. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are being punished, but they are not being punished for a major sin: one of them used to spread gossip, while the other did not protect himself from urine." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took a fresh date palm branch, split it into two, and placed one piece on each grave. He was asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Why did you do this?" He replied: "Perhaps their punishment will be lessened as long as these do not dry out."
