Does the squeeze of the grave occur to everyone, whether righteous or otherwise?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, regarding the hadith of the Companion whose funeral was attended by seventy thousand angels, when the Prophet buried him and said: Does this happen to all of humanity?
The Shaykh : As for seventy thousand angels attending, I do not know of that. As for the fact that he was given a squeeze, that was Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), the leader of the Aws tribe. It is well known for his judgment regarding the Banu Qurayzah, who were his allies, when they betrayed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He campaigned against them and besieged them for more than twenty nights. When they were exhausted by the siege, they asked to submit to the judgment of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted them that.
Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was in a tent of his in the mosque because his eye was injured on the Day of the Confederates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) built a canopy, meaning a tent, in the mosque for him so he could visit him up close. When Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) heard that the Banu Qurayzah, his allies, had broken the treaty, he said: "O Allah, do not let me die until You satisfy my eye with them," meaning that he would take them. When they asked to submit to the judgment of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for him and told him that his allies wanted to submit to his judgment, informing him that they had requested to submit to his judgment. So Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) came from the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque to the place of the Banu Qurayzah riding on a donkey. When he approached, he said: They stood up to him and he dismounted. Then the leaders of the Jews gathered with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that Sa'd ibn Mu'adh would judge them. The Jews were expecting Sa'd to judge them as Abdullah ibn Ubayy had judged the Banu Nadir. But there is a difference between Abdullah ibn Ubayy, the head of the hypocrites, and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him). When they were present, he said: And he did not say "and upon the Messenger," and this is part of his good manners. He did not say "my judgment is binding upon the Messenger." Then he carried out his judgment, so the fighters were killed and the women and children were taken captive.
After that, blood gushed from Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's wound and he died (may Allah be pleased with him), because Allah answered his supplication and satisfied his eye with the Banu Qurayzah until their judgment was in his hand. When he had judged and their case was concluded, the blood gushed out and he died (may Allah be pleased with him).
It is mentioned that the Throne of the Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He) trembled at his death. Allah is the Greatest! And regarding this, Hassan ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"And the Throne of Allah did not tremble for any one who died, of whom we heard, except for Sa'd, Abu 'Amr" (may Allah be pleased with him).
The questioner : The squeeze?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. As for the squeeze, it has been reported that the grave has a squeeze. But as I recall, this hadith is weak, because the authentic hadiths indicate that if the man is asked by the two angels and answers correctly, space is made for him in his grave. If the hadith is authentic, the meaning is that when he first enters, he is squeezed and then it releases. It has been mentioned that the squeeze of the grave for the believer is like the squeeze of a merciful mother for her child, meaning it is not a squeeze that causes pain or harm. We ask Allah to make us and you among the successful.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, regarding the hadith of the Companion whose funeral was attended by seventy thousand angels, when the Prophet buried him and said:
He gave a squeeze from which, if anyone had been saved, he would have been saved.
لقد ضم ضمة لو سلم منها أحد لسلم منهاThe Shaykh : As for seventy thousand angels attending, I do not know of that. As for the fact that he was given a squeeze, that was Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), the leader of the Aws tribe. It is well known for his judgment regarding the Banu Qurayzah, who were his allies, when they betrayed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He campaigned against them and besieged them for more than twenty nights. When they were exhausted by the siege, they asked to submit to the judgment of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted them that.
Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was in a tent of his in the mosque because his eye was injured on the Day of the Confederates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) built a canopy, meaning a tent, in the mosque for him so he could visit him up close. When Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) heard that the Banu Qurayzah, his allies, had broken the treaty, he said: "O Allah, do not let me die until You satisfy my eye with them," meaning that he would take them. When they asked to submit to the judgment of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for him and told him that his allies wanted to submit to his judgment, informing him that they had requested to submit to his judgment. So Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) came from the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque to the place of the Banu Qurayzah riding on a donkey. When he approached, he said:
Rise to your master.
قوموا إلى سيدكم"My judgment is binding upon you," he said to the Jews. They said: "Yes." He said: "And upon whom else?"
حكمي نافذ عليكم، يقول لليهود، قالوا: نعم، قال: وعلى من هنا ؟They said: "Yes." He said: "I judge that you kill their fighters and take their women and children captive." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have judged them with the judgment of Allah from above the seven heavens."
قال: نعم، فقال: أحكم فيهم أن تقتل مقاتلتهم وتسبى نساؤهم وذريتهم، فقال النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام: لقد حكمت فيهم بحكم الله من فوق سبع سماواتAfter that, blood gushed from Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's wound and he died (may Allah be pleased with him), because Allah answered his supplication and satisfied his eye with the Banu Qurayzah until their judgment was in his hand. When he had judged and their case was concluded, the blood gushed out and he died (may Allah be pleased with him).
It is mentioned that the Throne of the Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He) trembled at his death. Allah is the Greatest! And regarding this, Hassan ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"And the Throne of Allah did not tremble for any one who died, of whom we heard, except for Sa'd, Abu 'Amr" (may Allah be pleased with him).
The questioner : The squeeze?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. As for the squeeze, it has been reported that the grave has a squeeze. But as I recall, this hadith is weak, because the authentic hadiths indicate that if the man is asked by the two angels and answers correctly, space is made for him in his grave. If the hadith is authentic, the meaning is that when he first enters, he is squeezed and then it releases. It has been mentioned that the squeeze of the grave for the believer is like the squeeze of a merciful mother for her child, meaning it is not a squeeze that causes pain or harm. We ask Allah to make us and you among the successful.