’Aa‘ishah (radiyallaahu ’anhaa) reported that:
A Jewess came to her and mentioned the Punishment of the Grave, saying to her: May Allaah protect you from the Punishment of the Grave. So she asked the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) about it and he said, “Yes, there is Punishment in the Grave!” ’Aa‘ishah (radiyallaahu ’anhaa) said: After that, I never saw the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), except that he sought refuge from the Punishment of the Grave in every Prayer that he prayed. [Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 1372)]
Haanee, the freed slave of ’Uthmaan, related:
Whenever ’Uthmaan (radiyallaahu ’anhu) stood at a grave he would weep until his beard became soaked in tears. It was said to him: Paradise and Hell are mentioned to you, and you do not weep, but you weep over this. So he said: Indeed the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Indeed the grave is the first stopping place for the Hereafter. So if he is saved therein, then what comes after that is easier than that. If he is not saved therefrom, then that which comes after is harder.” [Hasan: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no. 2424), and Ibn Maajah (no. 4267), and it has been authenticated by Shaykh al-Albaanee in Takhreejul-Mishkaat (no. 132).]
What follows is a 6 part talk given by murtadha khan regarding the inevitable journey to death and the grave beyond.
December 13th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
SubhaanaAllaah, heartwatering talk. Would recommend everyone to watch all 6 parts..