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Allah Isays in His Mighty Book that He will always support His


obedient slaves:



}‏يُثَبِّتُ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الآخِرَةِ وَيُضِلُّ اللّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ وَيَفْعَلُ اللّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ {



“Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word


that stands firm in this world (i.e. they will keep on


worshipping Allah Alone and none else), and in the


Hereafter. And Allah will cause to go astray those who


are Dhaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers), and


Allah does what He wills.”


[Surah Ibraaheem (14):27]



The hadeeth below concerns the questioning in the grave which


occurs as the people depart from it after burial.



Ahmad and Abu Hatim reported that Prophet r said,



When a deceased person is laid in his grave, he hears the


sound of the footsteps of people as they depart. If he is a


believer, the salaah(8) will stand by his head, the sawm(9) will


be to his right, zakaah(10) to his left, and all other good deeds


of charity, kindness to relations, and good behaviour will be


by his feet.



The angels at his head will question the deceased. The sa-


laah will say," There is no entrance through me.”



Then he will be questioned at his right side where the sawm


will say, “There is no entrance through me.”



Then he will be questioned at his left side where the zakaah


will say, “There is no entrance through me.”



Then he will be questioned at his feet where good acts of


voluntary charity, kindness to relations, and good behav-


iour will say, “There is no entrance through me.”



Then they will say to him, “Get up,” and he will get up.


The sun will appear to him and it will begin to set.



Then they will ask, “This man who was among you, what


do you say about him? What is your testimony about him?”



The man will say, “Leave me alone until I pray!”(11)



The angels will say, “You will pray, [but first] answer our


question. What do you think about this man who was


among you? What do you say concerning him? What do


you testify concerning him?”



The deceased will say, “I bear witness that Muhammad was


the Messenger of Allah who brought the Truth from Al-


lah.”



The deceased will be told, “According to this you lived,


died, and according to this you will be resurrected, if Allah


wills.”



Then the door to Paradise will be opened for him. He will


be told, “This is your place in Paradise and what Allah has


prepared for you.”



At this, the desire and happiness of the deceased will in-


crease. His grave will be enlarged seventy arms-lengths and


his grave will light up. His body will change to its original


form and his spirit will be placed in a dangling lantern by


the trees of Paradise in a nice breeze.



The Prophet radded, “That is what is meant by the statement


of Allah,



}‏يُثَبِّتُ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الآخِرَةِ وَيُضِلُّ اللّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ وَيَفْعَلُ اللّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ {



“Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word


that stands firm in this world (i.e. they will keep on


worshipping Allah Alone and none else), and in the


Hereafter. And Allah will cause to go astray those who


are Dhaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers), and


Allah does what He wills.”


[Surah Ibraaheem (14):27]



He ralso mentioned the unbeliever and said,“His grave will


be compressed, so that his ribs will be crushed together.


About this the Qur'aan says,



}‏وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكاً وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى {



‘But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e.


neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teach-


ing), Verily, for him is a life of hardship and We will


resurrect him blind on the Day of Resurrection.’ ”


[Surah Taa Haa (20):124]



Another hadeeth depicts the consequences faced by the unbeliev-


ers. Qataadah reported on the authority of Anas ibn Maalik that


the Prophetr said,



When a human is laid in his grave and his companions re-


turn and he hears their footsteps, two angels will come to


him and make him sit up. They will ask him, “What did you


say about this man, Muhammad r?



He will say, “I testify that he is Allah’s servant and His


Messenger.”



Then it will be said to him, “Look at your place in Hellfire.


Allah has exchanged for you a place in Paradise instead of


it.”



The Prophet radded, “The dead person will see both of his


places.”



“As for a non-believer or a hypocrite, two angels will come


to him and make him sit up.



They will ask, “Who was the man who was sent on a mis-


sion among you?”



He will reply, “Alas, alas! I do not know, but I used to say


what the people used to say!”



It will be said to him, “Neither did you know, nor did you


seek guidance from those who had knowledge.”



Then a crier will call from Heaven, “He has lied, so spread


a bed for him from Hell, clothe him from it, and open one


of its doors for him.”



Then he will be hit with an iron hammer between his two


ears, and he will cry. That cry will be heard by all creation


except human beings and the Jinn. [Saheeh Bukhaari, Sa-


heeh Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood]



Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal said,



“I asked Abu Abdullah about the punishment in the grave.


He replied, “These are sound ahaadeeth; we believe in them


and affirm them. We affirm everything that comes from the


Prophet r with a sound chain of narrators. If we were to


confirm a report as being from the Prophet r and then re-


ject or oppose it, we would be denying the Words of Allah,



}‏وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ {



“Whatever the Messenger of Allah gives you,


take…”


[Surah al-Hashr (59):7]



I asked him, ‘Is the punishment of the grave a reality?’



He said, ‘Yes, it is a reality. People are punished in their


graves.’



I heard Abu Abdullah saying, ‘We believe in the punish-


ment of the grave, in Munkar and Nakeer [the two ques-


tioning angels], and that the deceased will be questioned in


their graves.’”


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(8) Salaah: The prayer



(9) Sawm or Siyaam: The Fast.



(10) Zakaah: The obligatory charity due upon Muslims who meet the required


conditions.



(11) He will ask to pray because he will see that it is time for the Maghrib prayer.