punishment in Hellfire, the very same applies if a believer persists in sinning. This is also an action which can result in a believer dying in a state of disbelief.

Sayyiduna Abu Ishaq Fazari رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: A person would sit with me frequently, but he would cover half of his face. When I asked him the reason why, he explained, “I would steal the shrouds of the deceased. One day, a woman was buried, so I went to her grave. When I dug up her grave and pulled her shroud, she lifted her hand and struck my face.” (Sayyiduna Abu Ishaq says,) When he removed the cover, I saw five finger marks on his face. When I asked him about what happened after he was struck, he said, “I left the shroud where it was, closed the grave and covered it with soil. I then made a firm intention within my heart that I would never open anyone’s grave again.”

Sayyiduna Abu Ishaq Fazari رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه documented this incident in a letter and sent it to Sayyiduna Imam Awza’ee رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه. The latter wrote back and asked, “Were the faces of the Muslims who passed away facing the Qiblah?” Thus, Sayyiduna Abu Ishaq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه went to the former thief and asked him this very question, who replied, “Most of their faces were turned away from the Qiblah.”  

When news of this was sent to Sayyiduna Imam Awza’ee رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, he sent back a letter in which it was written اِنَّالِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّاۤ اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُونْ, three times. Alongside this, Sayyiduna Imam Awza’ee رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه also said, “Whomever was found with their face turned away from the Qiblah, did not pass away upon the religion of Islam. Ask Allah Almighty for His pardon, His forgiveness, and His pleasure.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

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