What is the nature of the punishment and bliss of the grave for the deceased?
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Question:
When a righteous man dies: is he granted bliss in the grave, or does he enter Paradise? And likewise the wicked disbeliever: is he punished in the grave, or does he enter the Fire? I hope for clarification. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise, or a pit from the pits of the Fire. It is the first of the stations of the Hereafter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that when the believer is placed in his grave, a door to Paradise is opened for him, and he sees his place in Paradise. He is given from its spirit and its bliss, as a favor from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). A door to the Fire is also opened for him, and it is said:. So now, this is your place in Paradise. He sees both of them until his joy is complete and he is delighted by the favor of Allah upon him: that He protected him from the Fire, admitted him to Paradise, and opened a door to it for him.
After the resurrection, the raising up, and the standing on the Day of Judgment, the believers then move to their abode in Paradise. As for in this world, in the graves, he is given from its bliss, its spirit, and its pleasantness while he is in his grave, and his body receives its share of that. The soul is granted bliss in Paradise. The souls of the believers are transferred to Paradise, as in the authentic hadith: that they are birds that hang on the trees of Paradise, until Allah returns them to their bodies. They are returned to the body whenever Allah (Mighty and Majestic) wills.
As for the souls of the martyrs—the souls of those killed in the cause of Allah—their souls are in the bellies of green birds that roam in Paradise wherever they wish, then they return to lamps hung beneath the Throne, as reported by the news from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The disbeliever is the opposite of that: when he is placed in his grave, he is punished in his grave, and he receives from the punishment whatever Allah wills of it. His soul is punished in the Fire, along with the body. However, the bliss of the soul and the punishment of the soul are more complete. On the Day of Judgment, the disbeliever is entered into the Fire; his soul and his body enter the Fire. And the believer, with his soul and his body, goes to Paradise. As for in this world, the body receives its share of bliss—the body of the believer—and the body of the disbeliever receives its share of punishment. The bliss of his soul is more complete, and its punishment is more complete in this world. The soul of the believer is granted bliss in Paradise, and the soul of the disbeliever is punished in the Fire. Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh: [Ghafir: 46]. This indicates that their souls in this world receive their share of punishment in the grave, and outside the grave. Likewise, the believer obtains for his soul bliss in the grave, and outside the grave. It is transferred to Paradise, as mentioned before, and it becomes a bird that roams in Paradise wherever it wishes, and Allah returns it to its body whenever He wills .
When a righteous man dies: is he granted bliss in the grave, or does he enter Paradise? And likewise the wicked disbeliever: is he punished in the grave, or does he enter the Fire? I hope for clarification. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise, or a pit from the pits of the Fire. It is the first of the stations of the Hereafter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that when the believer is placed in his grave, a door to Paradise is opened for him, and he sees his place in Paradise. He is given from its spirit and its bliss, as a favor from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). A door to the Fire is also opened for him, and it is said:
This is your place if you had disbelieved
هذا مقعدك لو كفرتَAfter the resurrection, the raising up, and the standing on the Day of Judgment, the believers then move to their abode in Paradise. As for in this world, in the graves, he is given from its bliss, its spirit, and its pleasantness while he is in his grave, and his body receives its share of that. The soul is granted bliss in Paradise. The souls of the believers are transferred to Paradise, as in the authentic hadith: that they are birds that hang on the trees of Paradise, until Allah returns them to their bodies. They are returned to the body whenever Allah (Mighty and Majestic) wills.
As for the souls of the martyrs—the souls of those killed in the cause of Allah—their souls are in the bellies of green birds that roam in Paradise wherever they wish, then they return to lamps hung beneath the Throne, as reported by the news from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The disbeliever is the opposite of that: when he is placed in his grave, he is punished in his grave, and he receives from the punishment whatever Allah wills of it. His soul is punished in the Fire, along with the body. However, the bliss of the soul and the punishment of the soul are more complete. On the Day of Judgment, the disbeliever is entered into the Fire; his soul and his body enter the Fire. And the believer, with his soul and his body, goes to Paradise. As for in this world, the body receives its share of bliss—the body of the believer—and the body of the disbeliever receives its share of punishment. The bliss of his soul is more complete, and its punishment is more complete in this world. The soul of the believer is granted bliss in Paradise, and the soul of the disbeliever is punished in the Fire. 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."
النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ
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