What is the meaning of (the trial of death)?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the trial of death?
Answer:
The trial of death is the trial in the grave. When the deceased is placed in his grave, two angels come to him and ask him: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your Prophet? If he answers correctly, saying, "My Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam, and my Prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)," then he is saved and attains Paradise. His grave is made spacious for him, and a door to Paradise is opened for him.
And he is given a bed from Paradise, and he receives its fragrance and its sweetness. He remains in that state until Allah (Mighty and Majestic) resurrects him, and his grave is made spacious for him to the extent of his sight. As for if he fails in the answer and says, "Ha, ha, I do not know," then his grave is made narrow for him until his ribs are crushed, and a door to the Fire is opened for him, and he receives its heat and its poison. His grave becomes a pit from the pits of the Fire. This affirms the punishment of the grave or the bliss of the grave. This is the trial of death, and it is a great trial[Ibrahim 14:27] Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the trial of death?
Answer:
The trial of death is the trial in the grave. When the deceased is placed in his grave, two angels come to him and ask him: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your Prophet? If he answers correctly, saying, "My Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam, and my Prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)," then he is saved and attains Paradise. His grave is made spacious for him, and a door to Paradise is opened for him.
And he is given a bed from Paradise, and he receives its fragrance and its sweetness. He remains in that state until Allah (Mighty and Majestic) resurrects him, and his grave is made spacious for him to the extent of his sight. As for if he fails in the answer and says, "Ha, ha, I do not know," then his grave is made narrow for him until his ribs are crushed, and a door to the Fire is opened for him, and he receives its heat and its poison. His grave becomes a pit from the pits of the Fire. This affirms the punishment of the grave or the bliss of the grave. This is the trial of death, and it is a great trial
Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.
يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1579 - ما معنى (فتنة الممات)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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