The Timing of the Punishment of the Grave for Those in Refrigerators
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The questioner:
And from it, the Shaykh [took] a great deal of wealth.
The Shaykh:
He says: What is the evidence? Meaning, he has not heard any evidence for the punishment of the grave.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, they open the bodies of the deceased and place them in refrigerators, where they remain for a long time without being buried in their graves. Does Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, delay the punishment of the deceased until he is placed in his grave, or does it occur at the time of his death while he is in the refrigerator?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best about this. The important point is that what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about must occur. However, it appears that it takes place in his grave. As for one who is not buried, and the wild beasts take him, or he is thrown into the sea, his grave has not settled him. The meaning of the grave is what has settled the deceased in it. As long as he is being moved, he has not yet settled. Yes.
The questioner:
A question from al-Husayn.
The Shaykh:
Therefore, it is recommended or obligatory to hasten in preparing the deceased and placing him in his grave. If he was righteous, he is honored and brought forward to [paradise]; and if he was, may Allah protect us, evil, people find relief from him, for you have removed a burden from your necks. Yes.
And from it, the Shaykh [took] a great deal of wealth.
The Shaykh:
He says: What is the evidence? Meaning, he has not heard any evidence for the punishment of the grave.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, they open the bodies of the deceased and place them in refrigerators, where they remain for a long time without being buried in their graves. Does Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, delay the punishment of the deceased until he is placed in his grave, or does it occur at the time of his death while he is in the refrigerator?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best about this. The important point is that what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about must occur. However, it appears that it takes place in his grave. As for one who is not buried, and the wild beasts take him, or he is thrown into the sea, his grave has not settled him. The meaning of the grave is what has settled the deceased in it. As long as he is being moved, he has not yet settled. Yes.
The questioner:
A question from al-Husayn.
The Shaykh:
Therefore, it is recommended or obligatory to hasten in preparing the deceased and placing him in his grave. If he was righteous, he is honored and brought forward to [paradise]; and if he was, may Allah protect us, evil, people find relief from him, for you have removed a burden from your necks. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [36] — alfawzan.live (22:51)
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