পৃষ্ঠা 50: ষষ্ঠ অধ্যায়: কবরের শাস্তি ও শান্তির প্রামাণিক বিস্তারিত বিবরণ

"...the grave is from urine, so purify yourselves from it."

Al-Bazzar and al-Daraqutni reported from the hadith of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Beware of urine, for indeed it is the first thing for which a servant will be held accountable in the grave."

Ibn 'Adi reported from the hadith of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a man being punished in his grave for tale-bearing (namimah), a man being punished in his grave for backbiting (ghibah), and a man being punished in his grave for urine.

He also reported through a chain containing weakness, from Qatadah, from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), that he said: "The trial of the grave stems from three things: backbiting, tale-bearing, and urine."

However, 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Khaffaf reported from Sa'id, from Qatadah, who said: "It used to be said: 'The punishment of the grave is in three thirds: one-third is from backbiting, one-third is from tale-bearing, and one-third is from urine.'" Al-Khallal narrated this, and this is more authentic.

Al-Athram and al-Khallal reported from the hadith of Maymunah, the freed slave of the Prophet (ﷺ), that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to her: "O Maymunah, indeed, among the severest punishments of the grave are those due to backbiting and urine."

Some of the scholars mentioned the underlying wisdom in specifically singling out urine, tale-bearing, and backbiting for the punishment of the grave: namely, that the grave is the first stage of the Hereafter, and within it is an exemplar of what will occur on the Day of Resurrection in terms of punishment and reward.

The sins for which one will be punished on the Day of Resurrection are of two categories: the right of Allah and the right of His servants. The first matter concerning the rights of Allah to be judged on the Day of Resurrection is the prayer, and concerning the rights of the servants, it is bloodshed.

As for the Barzakh (intermediate realm), judgment is executed therein concerning the prerequisites and precursors of these two rights. The prerequisite of prayer is purification from ritual impurity and physical filth, whereas the precursor to bloodshed is tale-bearing and slandering people's honor, which are the initial forms of harm. Therefore, in the Barzakh, accounting and punishment commence with both of these.

'Abd al-Razzaq reported from Ma'mar, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Maysarah 'Amr ibn Shurahbil, who said: "A man died, and when he was placed in his grave, the angels came to him and said: 'We are going to strike you with one hundred lashes of Allah's punishment.' He mentioned his prayer, his fasting, and his strivings, so they reduced it for him until it reached ten. Then he pleaded with them, and they reduced it for him until it reached a single lash. So they struck him with a single lash, whereat his grave burst into flames and he fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he asked: 'Why did you strike me with this lash?' They replied: 'One day you urinated and prayed without performing ablution, and you heard an oppressed man calling for help, yet you did not assist him.'"