পৃষ্ঠা 64: ষষ্ঠ অধ্যায়: কবরের শাস্তি ও শান্তির প্রামাণিক বিস্তারিত বিবরণ

Section: Reports regarding the unveiling of some of the punishment and bliss of the dwellers of the graves

Allah has indeed unveiled the punishment and bliss of the dwellers of the graves to whomsoever He willed among His servants. Some occurrences of this took place during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ), and it occurred frequently thereafter.

Khalid ibn Hayyan al-Dafani narrated from Kulthum ibn Jawshan, from Yahya al-Madini, from Salim ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, from his father ['Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)], who said: "I set out walking alone and passed by some graves from the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah). Suddenly, a man emerged from one of the graves blazing with fire, with a chain of fire around his neck. I had a water-skin with me, and when he saw me, he cried out: 'O servant of Allah, give me a drink! O servant of Allah, pour water upon me!' He said: By Allah, I do not know whether he recognized me or if he simply used the customary address of the Arabs. Then another man emerged from the grave and shouted: 'O servant of Allah, do not give him drink, for he is a disbeliever!' He seized the chain and dragged him back until he pulled him into the grave."

He said: "Nightfall then led me to seek shelter at the home of an elderly woman, adjacent to whose house was a grave. And he said: During the night, I heard an unseen caller calling out: 'Urine, what of urine? A worn water-skin, what of a worn water-skin?' I said: 'Woe to you, what is this?' She replied: 'My husband...'"