Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the agony of death comes upon a believer, he witnesses various realities and then wishes that his soul would depart (so that he may meet Allah Almighty), and Allah Almighty also loves to meet him. The soul of the believer is raised towards the heavens and reaches the souls of the (deceased) believers. They ask him about those whom they knew. When that soul replies that so-and-so is still in the world (i.e., has not yet died), they become happy, and when it replies that (the person you are asking about) has died, they say: He has not been brought to us (which means he has been taken to Hell). The believer is made to sit in his grave and is asked: Who is your Lord? He replies: My Lord is Allah. Then it is said: Who is your Prophet? He replies: My Prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he is asked: What is your religion? He replies: My religion is Islam. (After these questions and answers) a door is opened in his grave and it is said to him: Look towards your abode. He looks towards his grave, then it is as if sleep overtakes him. When the agony of death comes upon the enemy of Allah and he witnesses various realities, he does not wish that his soul would depart (so that he may avoid meeting Allah Almighty), and Allah Almighty also dislikes to meet him. When he is made to sit in his grave, he is asked: Who is your Lord? He replies: I do not know. It is said to him: You never knew. Then (in his grave) a door from Hell is opened and he is struck with such a blow that every creature except jinn and mankind hears it. Then it is said to him: Sleep the sleep of «منهوش»." I asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): What is meant by «منهوش»? He said: By «منهوش» is meant the person who is bitten and gnawed by insects and snakes." Then his grave is made tight upon him."