The Matter of the Graves is Not Simple

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in human shapes. Humiliation will surround them from all sides. They will be driven towards a prison in Hell called Bulas, where a mighty fire will engulf them. They will be made to drink Teenat-ul-Khabal طِیْنَۃُ الْخَبَال, the pus of the inhabitants of Hell.”^{^[1]}

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

One Must Face the Consequences of One’s Deeds

Dear Islamic brothers! We have come into this world, and now we must die, descend into the grave, and face the consequences of our deeds. No matter how much we try, no matter how many ways we attempt to escape, we cannot free ourselves from the results of our actions; we will surely face what we have done.

Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِیْنَةٌۙ(۳۸)

Every soul is a pledge for what it earned^{^[2]}

It becomes clear that every person is bound by their actions. Whoever has come into this world will surely enter the grave and bear the fruit of his deeds.

The Coffin Caught Fire

It is said that once there was a king. When his final time approached, he called his sons and made a strange will. He said, “When I die, have an iron coffin made, place my body inside it, and then put that coffin into an iron chest. Do not bury it in the ground; instead, hang it in a room from the ceiling so that I may be safe from the punishment of the grave.” (He intended that if he did not descend into the grave, he would not face its narrowness and terror, nor endure torment therein). The sons carried out the will. When the king died, they had an iron coffin made, placed the king's body inside it, then put the

[1] Tirmidhi, p. 590, Hadith 2492

[2] Al-Quran, Al-Muddathir, verse 38; translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān

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