Questions in the Grave

NewbieToIslam

New Member
Assalaam Alykumu,

I was just wonder if anyone could help me out on a question I have. I remember reading somewhere that when you die there are three questions you are asked in the grave. Could somebody refer me to where I can find out what these are please?

May Allah reward you for your answers ameen
 

Marwa17

Junior Member
My memory is really bad, sadly, which is one reason i joined this website.
but anyways,
I think they are:
Who is your god?
Who is your prophet?
and
What is your religion?

Someone please correct me if i am wrong.
 

Mrmuslim

Smile you are @ TTI
Staff member
salaam alikom

As for the grave quetion you will not be asked who is your IMAM. I never heard in any Ahadith that we will be asked who is our Imam this not in the Quran nor in the sunnah of the prophet peace be up on him.[/B]

Please read the following.

Question
Can you please tell me what are the trials of the grave that we ask allah (saw) to save us from.

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

When the son of Adam dies and his soul departs and he is placed in his grave, then he is in the first stage of the Hereafter, because the grave is the first of the stages of the Hereafter.

It was narrated that Haani’ the freed slave of ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan said: when ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affaan stood by a grave he would weep until his beard became wet. It was said to him, “You remember Paradise and Hell and you do not weep, but you weep because of this?” He said, “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The grave is the first of the stages of the Hereafter; whoever is saved from it, whatever comes afterwards will be easier for him, but if he is not saved from it, what comes afterwards will be worse for him.’” And the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I have never seen any scene but the grave is more frightening than it.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2308; Ibn Maajah, 4567; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1684).

Secondly:

The two angels who are charged with questioning come to him and ask him what he used to believe in in this world, who was his Lord, what was his religion and who was his Prophet. If he gives a good answer, that is good, but if he does not answer them they inflict a severe and painful beating on him.

If he was one of the righteous, angels with white faces come to him, but if he was one of the evildoers, angels with dark faces come to him. This is the fitnah or tribulation that he suffers.

It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say, ‘Allaahumma inni a’oodhu bika min al-kasali wa’l-haram wa’l-maghram wa’l-ma’tham. Allaahumma inni a’oodhu bika min ‘adhaab al-naar wa fitnat il-naar, wa fitnat il-qabri, wa ‘adhaab il-qabri, wa sharri fitnat il-ghina wa sharri fitnat il-faqair wa min sharri fitnat il-maseeh il-Dajjaal. Allaahumma ighsil khataayaaya bi ma’ al-thalji wa’l-baradi wa naqqi qalbi min al-khataaya kama yunaqqa al-thawb al-abyad min al-danas, wa baa’id bayni wa bayna khataayaaya kama baa’adta bayna al-mashriqi wa’l-maghrib (O Allah! I seek refuge with You from laziness and old age, and from debts and sins; from the torment of the Fire and from the tribulation of the Fire, and from the tribulation of the grave and the torment of the grave, and from the evil of the tribulation of wealth, and from the evil of the tribulation of poverty, and from the evil of the tribulation of the Dajjaal (Antichrist). O Allah! Wash away my sins with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from sin as a white garment is cleansed from filth, and put a great distance between me and my sins, as great as the distance You have made between the East and the West).”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6014).

Ibn Hajar said:

The phrase “from the tribulation of the grave” means the questioning of the two angels.



Fath al-Baari, 11/177.

And al-Mubaarakfoori said:

“The tribulation of the grave” means confusion when answering the two angels.

Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, 9/328

Thirdly:

With regard to the questions that the angels will ask in the grave, this is explained clearly in the following hadeeth:

It was narrated that al-Bara’ (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: We went out with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for the funeral of a man from among the Ansaar. We came to the grave and when (the deceased) was placed in the lahd, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sat down and we sat around him, as if there were birds on our heads (i.e., quiet and still). In his hand he had a stick with which he was scratching the ground. Then he raised his head and said, “Seek refuge with Allaah from the torment of the grave”, two or three times. Then he said, “When the believing slave is about to depart this world and enter the Hereafter, there come down to him from heaven angels with white faces like the sun, and they sit around him as far as the eye can see. They bring with them shrouds from Paradise and perfumes from Paradise. Then the Angel of Death comes and sits by his head, and he says, ‘O good soul, come forth to forgiveness from Allaah and His pleasure.’ Then it comes out easily like a drop of water from the the mouth of a waterskin. When he seizes it, they do not leave it in his hand for an instant before they take it and put it in that shroud with that perfume, and there comes from it a fragrance like the finest musk on the face of the earth. Then they ascend and they do not pass by any group of angels but they say, ‘Who is this good soul?’ and they say, ‘It is So and so the son of So and so, calling him by the best names by which he was known in this world, until they reach the lowest heaven. They ask for it to be opened to them and it is opened, and (the soul) is welcomed and accompanied to the next heaven by those who are closest to Allaah, until they reach the seventh heaven. Then Allaah says: ‘Record the book of My slave in ‘Illiyoon in the seventh heaven, and return him to the earth, for from it I created them, to it I will return them and from it I will bring them forth once again.’ So his soul is returned to his body and there come to him two angels who make him sit up and they say to him, ‘Who is your Lord?’ He says, ‘Allaah.’ They say, ‘What is your religion?’ He says, ‘My religion is Islam.’ They say, ‘Who is this man who was sent among you?’ He says, ‘He is the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).’ They say, ‘What did you do?’ He says, ‘I read the Book of Allaah and I believed in it.’ Then a voice calls out from heaven, ‘My slave has spoken the truth, so prepare for him a bed from Paradise and clothe him from Paradise, and open for him a gate to Paradise.’ Then there comes to him some of its fragrance, and his grave is made wide, as far as he can see. Then there comes to him a man with a handsome face and handsome clothes, and a good fragrance, who says, ‘Receive the glad tidings that will bring you joy this day.’ He says, ‘Who are you? Your face is a face which brings glad tidings.’ He says, ‘I am your righteous deeds.’ He says, ‘O Lord, hasten the Hour so that I may return to my family and my wealth.’ But when the disbelieving slave is about to depart this world and enter the Hereafter, there come down to him from heaven angels with black faces, bringing sackcloth, and they sit around him as far as the eye can see. Then the Angel of Death comes and sits by his head, and he says, ‘O evil soul, come forth to the wrath of Allaah and His anger.’ Then his soul disperses inside his body, then comes out cutting the veins and nerves, like a skewer passing through wet wool. When he seizes it, they do not leave it in his hand for an instant before they take it and put it in that sackcloth, and there comes from it a stench like the foulest stench of a dead body on the face of the earth. Then they ascend and they do not pass by any group of angels but they say, ‘Who is this evil soul?’ and they say, ‘It is So and so the son of So and so, calling him by the worst names by which he was known in this world, until they reach the lowest heaven. They ask for it to be opened to them and it is not opened.” Then the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recited (interpretation of the meaning):

“for them the gates of heaven will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the needle”

[al-A’raaf 7:40]

He said: “Then Allaah says, ‘Record the book of My slave in Sijjeen in the lowest earth, and return him to the earth, for from it I created them, to it I will return them and from it I will bring them forth once again.’ So his soul is cast down.” Then the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recited the verse (interpretation of the meaning):

“and whoever assigns partners to Allaah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place”

[al-Hajj 22:31]

He said: “Then his soul is returned to his body, and there come to him two angels who make him sit up and they say to him, ‘Who is your Lord?’ He says, ‘Oh, oh, I don’t know.’ They say, ‘What is your religion?’ He says, ‘Oh, oh, I don’t know.’ Then a voice calls out from heaven, ‘Prepare for him a bed from Hell and clothe him from Hell, and open for him a gate to Hell.’ Then there comes to him some of its heat and hot winds, and his grave is constricted and compresses him until his ribs interlock. Then there comes to him a man with an ugly face and ugly clothes, and a foul stench, who says, ‘Receive the bad news, this is the day that you were promised.’ He says, ‘Who are you? Your face is a face which forebodes evil.’ He says, ‘I am your evil deeds.’ He says, ‘O Lord, do not let the Hour come, do not let the Hour come.’”

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4753; Ahmad, 18063 – this version was narrated by him. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1676.

The correct view is that the two angels will only question the deceased in his grave about matters of Tawheed (monotheism) and ‘aqeedah (belief). This is quite clear.

And Allaah knows best.

wa salaam alikom
 

Marwa17

Junior Member
The thing about what is your imam? is from the shiite sect. It is not based on the qu'ran and/or sunnah.
Also, I said earlier that one of the questions is who is your prophet? The correct way the question will be phrased is something along the lines of what can you say about this man that you call your prophet.
Of course, only Allah knows best. If our iman is strong, these questions will seem so easy to us. However, if our iman is just a facade, no matter how many times we may have known the answer in our real life we will not be able to answer it in our grave.
So...right now, if we think about it and we go "oh, that's an easy test" nothing can be furthur from the truth. Allah help us all.
 

Naasih

Junior Member
Not just the shites but also the blind followers of the four Madhabs believe this and oreach it to their followers. Alhamdu lillaah the Imams are all free from what they ascribe to them!
 

Globalpeace

Banned
Rituals & Sunnah!

Asslamo Allaikum Brothers/Sisters,

May Allah (SWT) reward you all for your time and effort.

In my humble and unqualified opinion; I am also not sure about “Talqeen” as mentioned in the reply (1& 2) to be from Sunnah either, I am aware of it being a “Shia ritual”.

Please note that I don’t intend to insult any Shias but in the absence of evidence I am not prepared to elevate and name this practise a “Sunnah” so “ritual” is an apt terminology for the practice.

Knowledgeable Brothers/Sisters are welcome to correct me (as always) and set the record straight if there is evidence to the contrary.
 

NewMuslim

Slave of Allah
:salam2:
:bismillah:
I have told my mother to bury me in a Muslim Funeral, but without telling her its a Muslim funeral. She said "no way am I going to bury you that way". And me telling her it's the Muslim way will make her opinion solid.

So what if I die and I get buried (against my will) in a casket after having a funeral at a Church? Will I be responsible?
:wasalam:
 

Akilah

Junior Member
In Canada (so Probablly USA too) we are all put in caskets regardless of our faith, because of something to do with 'environmental' purposes. Anyway, this is what I have been told, although I myself have never been to a funeral. And Inshallah you will live a long life and will marry and have children (all will be Muslim inshallah), and they will take care of your burial service according to Islam practice. Make duaa about this and Inshallah you can defer the rest to Allah.
 

Globalpeace

Banned
Islamic Will!

Asslamo Allaikum Brothers/Sisters,

"It is the duty of a Muslim who has anything to bequest not to let two nights pass without writing a will about it." (Sahih al-Bukhari)

1) In USA, Canada & UK many local authorities stipulate that a dead body MUST be buried in casket due to fears of leaching

2) A Muslim should always have a written will, and your burial, funeral and distribution of wealth, charity donations etc. can all be defined in your will. You can specify Muslims (Mosque Imam, Friends, etc.) as the legal executors of your will hence your fear of being buried in an un-Islamic manner will be taken care of; and it is a crime to do something against a proper “legal” will. In the US/UK you can get your will prepared often free of charge because there are Islamic organisations that will help you out.

I hope it helps.

Jazakullah Khairun
 
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