English translation
4751. It was narrated from 'Abdul-Wahhāb bin 'Aṭā' Al-Khaḥḥāf, Abū [1] Ibrāhīm 14:27. Naṣr, from Sa'eed, from Qatādah, from Anas bin Mālik that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ entered a stand of palm trees belonging to Banū Najjār, and he heard a sound that startled him. He said: "Who are the occupants of these graves?" They said: "O Messenger of Allāh, they are some people who died during Jāhiliyyah." He said: "Seek refuge with Allāh from the torment of the grave, and from the tribulation of the Dajjāl." They said: "Why is that, O Messenger of Allāh?" He said: "When the believer is placed in his grave, an angel comes to him, and says: 'What did you worship?' If Allāh has guided him, he says: 'I used to worship Allāh.' It is said: 'What did you say about this man?' He says: 'He is the slave of Allāh and His Messenger.' Then he is not asked about anything else. Then he is taken to the abode that would have been his in the Fire, and it is said to him: 'This would have been your abode in the Fire, but Allāh protected you, and had mercy on you, and He has exchanged it for an abode in Paradise.' He says: 'Let me go and tell my family of the good news,' but it is said to him: 'Be still.' But when the disbeliever is placed in his grave, an angel comes to him and rebukes him, and says to him: 'What did you worship?' He says: 'I do not know.' It is said to him: 'You neither knew nor recited (the Book).' Then it is said to him: 'What did you say about this man?' He says: 'I used to say whatever the people said.' Then he strikes him with an iron hammer between his ears, and he screams with a scream that is heard by all creatures except, the two races (of jinn and men)." (Sahih)