The Meaning of the Trial of Death
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Question:
The questioner, 'Amir, asks: Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the trial of death?
Answer:
The trial of death is the trial of the grave, because two angels come to him, make him sit, and ask him: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your Prophet? The meaning of the trial is the test. If he fails in this trial, he will be in punishment, may Allah protect us from that, the punishment of the grave. But if he succeeds and says, “My Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam, and my Prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him),” then his grave will be expanded for him, light will be placed in it for him, and a gate to Paradise will be opened for him, and he will receive from its spirit and its fragrance. This is the bliss of the grave, or the punishment of the grave. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner, 'Amir, asks: Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the trial of death?
Answer:
The trial of death is the trial of the grave, because two angels come to him, make him sit, and ask him: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your Prophet? The meaning of the trial is the test. If he fails in this trial, he will be in punishment, may Allah protect us from that, the punishment of the grave. But if he succeeds and says, “My Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam, and my Prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him),” then his grave will be expanded for him, light will be placed in it for him, and a gate to Paradise will be opened for him, and he will receive from its spirit and its fragrance. This is the bliss of the grave, or the punishment of the grave. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/091 — archive.org (12:10)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.