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2890. Ibn 'Abbās narrated: "One of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ put up a tent upon a grave without knowing that it was a grave. When he realized that it was a person's grave, he recited Sūrat Al-Mulk until its completion. Then he went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh ﷺ [Indeed] I erected my tent without realizing that it was upon a grave. So when I realized there was a person in it I recited Sūrat Al-Mulk until its completion.' So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'It is a prevention, it is a salvation delivering from the punishment of the grave.'" (Da'if)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is [Hasan] Gharīb from this route, and there is something on this topic from Abū Hurairah.
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The Qur'ānic subjects and all the principles of its mission 'Oneness, Messenger hood and Life in the Hereafter' are discussed in Sūrat Al-Mulk; and the principle of warning about the Hereafter is overwhelming, due to which the Day of Judgement and its conditions are pictured in this Sūrah. Therefore, he who contemplates and reflects upon its subjects and contents, and he bases his life on its principles and fundamentals, he in fact prepares and cares for the Hereafter; so he is safe from the punishment in the grave.
