পৃষ্ঠা 169: ত্রয়োদশ অধ্যায়: মৃত্যু ও কবর বিষয়ে সালাফে সালেহীনের হৃদয়স্পর্শী কবিতা ও উপদেশ

...and the sights.

And on the authority of Mutarrif ibn 'Abd Allah ibn al-Shikhkhir, who said: "The grave is a station between this worldly life and the Hereafter. Whoever descends into it with provision shall journey with it to the Hereafter; if good, then good, and if evil, then evil."

And on the authority of al-Hasan, who said: "They have been notified of departure, yet their first have sat down alongside their last while they are engaged in amusement." A man said to one of the Salaf: "Advise me." He replied: "The army of the dead is awaiting you."

Abu 'Imran al-Jawni used to say: "Let not the prolonged respite and gentle seeking of your Lord deceive you, for His seizure is painful and severe, so much so that the faces of the allies of Allah remain between the layers of dust; they are merely detained for the remainder of your appointed lifespans until Allah resurrects them to His Paradise and reward."

And on the authority of Muhammad ibn Wasi', who said: "Every day, three of us depart to the graveyards; it is as though you behold this matter having spread sorrow until it overtakes both those who belong to us and those before us."

Al-Hasan attended a funeral and the people gathered around him, so he said: "Work for the likeness of this day, may Allah have mercy on you, for these are merely your brothers preceding you, while you are directly upon their trace. O you who are left behind after your brother! You are the one who will die tomorrow, and whoever remains after you and the deceased follow your trace, one after another, until you all meet together, death having encompassed you all and you having become equal in distress and choking agony. Then you are abandoned to the graves, then you are all resurrected, and then you are presented before your Lord, the Mighty and Majestic."

Safwan ibn 'Amr said: "They mentioned bliss and named certain people, so a man said: 'The most blissful of people are bodies in the dust that have been put to death and remain awaiting the reward.'"

Masruq said: "There is no house better for a believer than his grave niche (lahd); he has found rest from the cares of this worldly life, or has found safety from the punishment of Allah."

Bishr ibn al-Harith said: "How excellent an abode is the grave for the one who obeyed Allah!"

Al-Fadl ibn Ghassan said: "A man passed by a dug grave and remarked: 'This is the resting place for the believer.'"

And he said: "A man looked at a grave and said: 'These people have become indifferent to that which we earnestly desire.'"

And on the authority of 'Uqbah al-Bazzar, who said: "A Bedouin saw a funeral procession and approached saying: 'Glad tidings to you, o companion of it!'"

I asked: 'For what do you congratulate him?' He replied: 'How could I not congratulate one who is being taken to the custody of One Who is Munificent and Generous in His hospitality?'"