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1476. It was narrated from Yahya bin Sa'eed that 'Amrah told him that 'Aishah told her that a Jewish woman came to her and said: "May Allāh protect you from the torment of the grave." 'Aishah said: "O Messenger of Allāh, will people be tormented in their graves?" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sought refuge with Allāh. 'Aishah said: "The Prophet ﷺ went out, and the sun became eclipsed. We went out to another room, and the women gathered with us. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to us, and that was at the time of forenoon. He stood for a long time, then he bowed for a long time, then he raised his head and stood for a shorter time than the first one, then he bowed for a shorter time than the first one. Then he prostrated, then he stood up for the second (Rak'ah) and did the same again, except that his bowing and prostrating were shorter than in the first Rak'ah. Then he prostrated, and the eclipse had ended. When he had finished, he sat on the Minbar and one of the things he said was: 'The people will be tried in their graves like the trial of the Dajjāl.' 'Aishah said: 'After that, we used to hear him seeking refuge with Allāh from the torment of the grave.'" (Sahih)
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It is quite possible till then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had not been given details of the torment of the grave. And during the eclipse prayer, like other revelations, the torment of the grave might have been revealed to him. Since the trial of the Dajjâl is tremendous, it was likened to the torment of the grave; literally the questioning and answering of the grave.
