The Causes of Punishment in the Grave and What Saves One from It
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The questioner:
Perhaps we should conclude this meeting, Your Eminence the Shaykh, with this question, which is about the causes of punishment in the grave in general. Perhaps you could speak to us about it so we may listen?
The Shaykh:
Committing sins; all sins are among the causes of punishment in the grave. The greatest of them is shirk (associating partners with Allah), disbelief in Allah, and ignorance of Allah. If a person dies upon disbelief, that is among the causes of punishment in the grave. And if he dies upon sins, they are among the causes of punishment in the grave. We ask Allah for safety. Talebearing is among the causes of punishment in the grave, and not keeping oneself away from filth is among the causes of punishment in the grave. Zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), sodomy, theft, and undutifulness to parents are among the causes of punishment in the grave. So all sins are among the causes of punishment in the grave. It is obligatory to be cautious of that. We ask Allah for safety.
The questioner:
In the final part of this question, Your Eminence the Shaykh, what saves a person from the punishment of the grave?
The Shaykh:
Obedience to Allah and His Messenger, obedience to Allah and His Messenger, and steadfastness upon His religion, and repentance from the sins that have passed. If he repents to Allah from them, Allah will suffice him from evil regarding what he has done.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam through you.
Perhaps we should conclude this meeting, Your Eminence the Shaykh, with this question, which is about the causes of punishment in the grave in general. Perhaps you could speak to us about it so we may listen?
The Shaykh:
Committing sins; all sins are among the causes of punishment in the grave. The greatest of them is shirk (associating partners with Allah), disbelief in Allah, and ignorance of Allah. If a person dies upon disbelief, that is among the causes of punishment in the grave. And if he dies upon sins, they are among the causes of punishment in the grave. We ask Allah for safety. Talebearing is among the causes of punishment in the grave, and not keeping oneself away from filth is among the causes of punishment in the grave. Zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), sodomy, theft, and undutifulness to parents are among the causes of punishment in the grave. So all sins are among the causes of punishment in the grave. It is obligatory to be cautious of that. We ask Allah for safety.
The questioner:
In the final part of this question, Your Eminence the Shaykh, what saves a person from the punishment of the grave?
The Shaykh:
Obedience to Allah and His Messenger, obedience to Allah and His Messenger, and steadfastness upon His religion, and repentance from the sins that have passed. If he repents to Allah from them, Allah will suffice him from evil regarding what he has done.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam through you.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب ارتياد المكان الرخو وما يكره التخلي فيه — islamhouse.com (25:20)
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