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922. Narrated Fāṭima bint Al-Mundhir: Asmā' bint Abī Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq said, "I went to 'Āishah and the people were offering Ṣalāt (prayers). I asked her, 'What is wrong with the people?' She pointed towards the sky with her head. I asked her, 'Is there a sign?' 'Āishah nodded with her head meaning 'Yes'." Asmā' added, "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ prolonged the Ṣalāt (prayer) to such an extent that I fainted. There was a waterskin by my side and I opened it and poured some water on my head. When Allāh's Messenger ﷺ finished Ṣalāt, and the solar eclipse had cleared, the Prophet ﷺ addressed the people and praised Allāh as He deserves and said, 'Ammā ba'du'." Asmā' further said, "Some Anṣārī women started talking, so I turned to them in order to make them quiet. I asked 'Āishah what the Prophet ﷺ had said. 'Āishah said: 'He said, 'I have seen things at this place of mine which were never shown to me before; (I have seen) even Paradise (1) (Chap. 22) Ammā ba'du: It means "Whatever comes after", and it is an expression used for separating an introductory from the main topics in a Khutba (religious talk), the introductory being usually concerned with Allāh's Praises and Glorification. and Hell. And, no doubt it has been revealed to me that you (people) will be put to trial in your graves like or nearly like the trial of Masih Ad-Dajjal. (The angels) will come to everyone of you and ask him, 'What do you know about this man (Prophet Muhammad ﷺ)?' The faithful believer or firm believer (Hishām was in doubt which word the Prophet ﷺ used), will say, 'He is Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and he is Muhammad ﷺ who came to us with clear evidences and guidance. So we believed him, accepted his teachings and followed and trusted his teachings.' Then the angels will tell him to sleep (in peace) as they have come to know that he was a believer. But the hypocrite or a doubtful person (Hishām is not sure as to which word the Prophet ﷺ used), will be asked what he knew about this man (Prophet Muhammad ﷺ). He will say, 'I do not know but I heard the people saying something (about him) so I said the same' "Hishām added, "Fāṭima told me that she remembered that narration completely by heart except that she said about the hypocrite or a doubtful person that he will be punished severely."