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Some Causes of the Torment of the Grave
مِمَّا خَطِیْٓــٴٰـتِهِمْ اُغْرِقُوْا فَاُدْخِلُوْا نَارًا ﳔ
They were drowned because of their sins. Then they were cast into the Fire,[1]
In the explanation of this verse, it is written: This fire refers to the fire of Barzakh (meaning the torment of the grave). This means that because of their sins and disobedience, they were thrown into the fire inside the grave.[2]
The famous commentator of the Quran, Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه writes:
By 'grave' is meant the world of Barzakh. It starts from the death of every person and ends on the Day of Judgement. Therefore, a dead person who was not buried, but rather was burnt, or drowned, or was eaten by a lion, still has to face the accountability and torment of the grave.[3]
This Ummah Will Be Tested in Its Graves
Sayyidunā Zaid b. Thābit رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates:
Once, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was riding a mule and went into a garden. Suddenly, the mule became scared and started jumping. It was seen that there were four or five graves there. The Final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked: “Who knows the people of these graves?”
A person replied, “I know them.”
He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked: “When did they die?”
BOOK TOPIC
- Some Causes of the Torment of the Grave
- The Excellence of Reciting Ṣalāt upon the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- The Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم Observed the Torment of the Grave
- The Torment of the Grave is True
- What is Barzakh?
- This Ummah Will Be Tested in Its Graves
- Glimpses of the Torment of the Grave
- Seek Refuge from the Torment of the Grave
- Two Dangerous Sins
- Three Basic Causes of the Torment of the Grave
- Purity, Cleanliness, and Tidiness
- Nails of Fire
- The Burden of Praying Without Wudu
- The Burden of Missing Prayers
- The Ending of the One Who Does Not Pray
- The Terrifying Outcome of the One Who Does Not Pray
- The Outcome of Insulting the Sahaba رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم
- The Outcome of Dishonouring a Companion’s Grave
- The Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم are the Stars of Guidance
- Curse upon the One Who Insults the Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم
- One Religious Activity Among the 12 Religious Activities: Madani Courses
- Pearls of Wisdom for Creating a Religious Environment at Home
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤās recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- Announcement
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Schedule for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 23rd April 2026
- Remaining Pearls of Wisdom for Creating a Religious Environment at Home
- Dua for Removing Whispers
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
