The Barzakh Life

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, the Barzakh life is mentioned in the Qur'an, so we would like a word on the matter?

The Shaykh : Where is it mentioned? Is the Barzakh life mentioned in the Qur'an? Who is the questioner? Where is the questioner? Guide me, may Allah reward you with good. Yes.
In any case, from the principles of the people of the Sunnah and the community is affirming the bliss of the grave and the punishment of the grave. This has been indicated by the Qur'an explicitly, and by the Sunnah clearly. We all say in the prayer: I seek refuge in Allah from what? From the punishment of Hellfire and from the punishment of the grave. This is a matter that is almost like a consensus.
But is the punishment of the grave measured by the punishment of this world? No, the matters of the Hereafter, as we told you at the beginning of the meeting, are not measured, because the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) and its punishment are among the unseen matters that no one knows except Allah (Mighty and Majestic), or those whom Allah has informed about them. But we must believe in that. In the Noble Qur'an, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: Complete it. Who will complete it? Please. You did well, perfect. . And the angels spread their hands, saying, "Bring out your souls." Give them to us, bring them out. But they are stingy with them because they have been informed of the punishment, and may Allah protect us from that, so they do not want their souls to come out, to come out. Which of them?
Look, my brothers, today is the day of death. For this reason, it was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding two men being punished in their graves. One of them did not clean himself properly from urine, and the other spread talebearing, causing corruption among people; he would come to a man and say, "So-and-so said this about you, and so-and-so said that about you." So it was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding their punishment. He took a fresh palm frond, split it lengthwise into two halves, and stuck one in each grave. Or he split it in two, cut it, and stuck one in each grave. It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, why did you do this?"
He said, "Perhaps it will lighten their punishment as long as they do not dry out." And out of the ignorance of some people, when a dead person is buried, they place a branch from a tree or a fresh palm frond on him. Did he testify that this man is being punished? He did not testify. And the truth is that the one who does this to his relative has thought ill of him, because he only stuck it there in order to lighten his punishment. So it is as if he is saying, "O people, witness that I testify that my relative is being punished now." And this is correct.
Strange, my people, no, it is not correct. Also, it is not a Sunnah at all, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this for every grave that was buried. But it was revealed to him about these two men for a wisdom that Allah the Exalted intended, so that we would be warned against talebearing and against being negligent about urine.