on the early nights of the month and saw a man coming out of a grave, dragging a chain. Another person held the chain and pulled him back into the grave. Then I saw him beating that corpse, and the corpse was saying: ‘Did I not pray? Did I not perform ghusl after impurity? Did I not fast?’ The punisher replied: ‘Yes! Why not? (You really used to do that.), but when you were alone, you used to commit sins and did not fear Allah Almighty.’^[1]

Sayyiduna Ibrahim Taimiرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  narrated another similar incident: “I would often visit the graveyard to remember death. One night I was in the cemetery when sleep overcame me and I fell asleep, so in my dream I saw an open grave and heard a speaker saying: ‘Take this chain, insert it into his mouth, and pull it out from his private part!’ The deceased cried, ‘O my Lord! Did I not recite the Quran? Did I not perform Hajj of Your Sacred House?’ He continued listing his good deeds one after the other then I heard someone say this: ‘You did it before people. When you were alone, you rebelled against Me and did not fear Me.’^[2]

اللہ اکبر! O devotees of the Holy Prophet! Just imagine, who can bear such terrifying punishments? Indeed, none of us can have the courage to do it! Yet, sadly, we still do not fear; we remain heedless and lazy. We may avoid sins in front of people out of shame, but when alone, the market of sin burns bright اَلْاَمَان وَالْحَفِیظ!

A sin is, after all, a sin

Dear Islamic brothers! A sin, whether done secretly or openly, remains a sin. And Allah Almighty severely shows His wrath upon those who disobey Him. Reflect! The people mentioned earlier appeared pious outwardly but secretly committed sins, whereas we commit sins openly without any shame. What will become of us?

Ah! Just think about it! If we continue sinning like this and one day descend into the grave and we were afflicted with punishment, what will we do then? If snakes and scorpions tear through our shroud and seize our bodies, where