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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The hadith: “Indeed, they are being punished, and they are not being punished for a great matter.” Is this specific to the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it general for the Ummah?

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Question:
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said in a hadith, what is its meaning? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by two graves and said, “Indeed, they are not being punished, and they are not being punished for a great matter,” to the end of the hadith. Is this hadith specific to the Messenger or general for the Ummah? Please clarify this for us. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for the content of the hadith, which is that talebearing is one of the causes of the punishment of the grave, and not cleaning oneself after urination is one of the causes of the punishment of the grave, this is general. These two causes remain and are general, indicating that talebearing is one of the causes of the punishment of the grave, and that not cleaning oneself after urination is one of the causes of the punishment of the grave. We ask Allah for safety. As for the knowledge of this, the knowledge of this and knowing that the deceased is punished in his grave, this is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because this is from the knowledge of the unseen, which no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He revealed it to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So this is among the miracles of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is specific to him. Yes, Allah may reveal to some people the state of the deceased in the grave; one may see something of the punishment of the grave or the bliss of the grave, but what is mentioned in this hadith is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حديث {إنهما ليعذبان وما يعذبان في كبير} ، هل هذا خاص بزمن الرسول ﷺ، أم عام للأمة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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