Meaning, whoever in this world commits sins, turns away from the remembrance of Allah Almighty, from the noble Quran and blessed Sunnah, from good deeds, and from Salah and fasting, for him will be a constricted and painful life within the grave.

The Terrifying Snakes with Seven Heads

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrated: “One day, the Greatest and Final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  recited this verse:

وَ مَنْ اَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِیْ فَاِنَّ لَهٗ مَعِیْشَةً ضَنْكًا

And whosoever turned away from My remembrance, then indeed there is a deprived life for him,^[1]

Then the Beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  said, ‘Do you know what is meant by a deprived life?’ The noble Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم humbly replied, اللہُ وَ رَسُولُہٗ اَعْلَم ‘Allah and His Beloved Messengerصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  know best.’ Heصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  said, ‘It refers to the punishment of the grave that will be given to a non-believer. By the One in Whose control is my life! Ninety-nine Taneen will be set upon the disbeliever in the grave. Do you know what a Taneen is?  These will be 99 snakes. Each Taneen is a snake with seven heads! These ninety-nine snakes will keep biting him continuously until the Day of Resurrection.’^[2]

اللہ اکبر! Dear Islamic brothers! Reflect for a moment on how terrifying that scene will be! A terrifying seven-headed serpent, and not just one or two but a whole ninety-nine serpents! Allah! Allah! What a horrifying sight this is. May Allah Almighty have mercy upon us and protect us from the horrors of the grave. Truly, the matter of the grave is not easy.

The Grave Is the First Stage

It is reported that the grave calls out seven times every day and announces: “O