Explanation of the Book of the Hearts-07b
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The reciter: Abu al-Nu'man narrated to us, Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us from Ayyub from Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6515
The Shaykh : Yes, Allah is the Greatest. This is shown to him while he is in his grave, just as Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh:[Ghafir 40:46] This is one of the evidences used to prove the punishment and bliss of the grave, and there are many such evidences from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah the Exalted said in the Qur'an: [Al-Anfal 8:50] They strike their faces and their backs, [Al-Anfal 8:50] And He said: [Muhammad 47:27] And He the Exalted said: [Al-An'am 6:93] Today you will receive the punishment of humiliation. And regarding the bliss of the grave, Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nahl 16:32] Thus, in the Qur'an there is evidence, or evidences, for the establishment of the bliss and punishment of the grave. As for the Sunnah, it is mass-transmitted; all Muslims say in their prayers Sunan Abi Dawud 983Sahih (Al-Albani) and the hadiths on this matter are too numerous to count. And His saying: Sahih al-Bukhari 6515 Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, because a door to it is opened for him.
The questioner : Does he enter it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He does not enter it, but if a door to it is opened for him, and its spirit and bliss come to him, it is as if he has entered it. Yes.
When anyone of you dies, his destination is displayed before him in the forenoon and in the afternoon, either in the (Hell) Fire or in Paradise, and it is said to him, "That is your place till you are resurrected and sent to it."
إذا مات أحدكم عرض عليه مقعده غدوةً وعشياً إما النار وإما الجنة فيقال : هذا مقعدك حتى تبعث إليهThe Shaykh : Yes, Allah is the Greatest. This is shown to him while he is in his grave, just as Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh:
The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."
النار يعرضون عليها غدوا وعشياً ويقوم تقوم الساعة أدخلوا آل فرعون أشد العذابAnd if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their faces and their backs
ولو ترى إذ يتوفى الذين كفروا الملائكة يضربون وجوههم وأدبارهمTaste the punishment of the Burning Fire.
وذوقوا عذاب الحريقThen how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?
فكيف إذا توفتهم الملائكة يضربون وجوههم وأدبارهمAnd if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah
ولو ترى إذ الظالمون في غمرات الموت والملائكة باسطوا أيديهم أخرجوا أنفسكم اليوم تجزون عذاب الهون بما كنتم تقولون على اللهThe ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do."
الذين تتوفاهم الملائكة طيبين يقولون سلام عليكم ادخلوا الجنة بما كنتم تعملونhe should seek refuge in Allah from four things: the punishment in Hell, the punishment in the grave, the trail of life and death
أعوذ بالله من عذاب جهنم ، ومن عذاب القبر ومن فتنة المحيا والمماتThat is your place till you are resurrected
هذا مقعدك حتى تبعثThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, because a door to it is opened for him.
The questioner : Does he enter it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He does not enter it, but if a door to it is opened for him, and its spirit and bliss come to him, it is as if he has entered it. Yes.