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4753. It was narrated from Al-Minhāl, from Zādhān, from Al-Barā' bin 'Azīb, who said: "We went out with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ for the funeral of an Anṣārī man. We came to the grave, but it had not been dug yet. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sat down, and we sat around him as if there were birds on our heads. He had a stick in his hand with which he was scratching the ground, then he raised his head, and said: 'Seek refuge with Allāh from the torment of the grave,' two or three times." In the Hadith of Jarīr (one of the narrators) it adds here: "and he said: 'He (the deceased) hears the sound of their sandals when they turn to leave and it is said to him: "O so-and-so, who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your Prophet?"' Hannād (one of the narrators) said: "He said: 'Two angels come to him and make him sit up, and say: "Who is your Lord?"' He says: "My Lord is Allāh." They say to him: "What is your religion?"' He says: "My religion is Islam." They say to him: "Who is this man who was sent among you?"' He said: "He is the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." They say: "How did you know?"' He says: "I read the Book of Allāh, and I believed in it." In the Hadith of Jarīr it adds: "And that is the Words of Allāh: Allāh will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world, and in the Hereafter...'[1] and he recited the whole Verse. Then the two reports concur: "He said: 'Then a caller cries out from heaven (saying): "My slave has spoken the truth. Prepare for him a bed from Paradise, clothe him from Paradise, and open a door for him to Paradise." He said: "Then there comes to him some of its breeze and fragrance.' He said: 'And it (the grave) is made spacious for him, as far as the eye can see.' He said: 'And as for the disbeliever,' and he mentioned his death and said: "His soul is returned to his body, and two Angels come to him and make him sit up, then they say to him: "Who is your Lord?" He says: "Oh, oh, I do not know." They say to him: "What is your religion?" He says: "Oh, oh, I do not know." They say to him: "Who is this man who was sent among you?" He says: "Oh, oh, I do not know." Then a caller cries out from heaven (saying): "He is lying. Prepare for him a bed from the Fire, and clothe him from the Fire, and open a door for him to the Fire." He said: 'Then there comes to him some of its heat and hot wind.' He said: 'Then his grave is constricted for him, until his ribs interlock.'" In the Hadith of Jarīr it adds: "He said: 'Then one who is blind and dumb is placed in charge of him, and he has with him a sledgehammer of iron which, if he struck a mountain with it, it would turn to dust.' He said: 'He strikes him with it, dealing a blow that is heard by everything between the east and the west, except the two races (of jinn and men), and he turns to dust.' He said: 'Then his soul is returned to him.'" (Hasan)