“I was with the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) and a man from among the Ansar came to him and greeted theProphet (ﷺ) with Salam. Then he said: ‘O Messenger of Allah,whichof the believers is best?’ He said: ‘He who has the bestmanners amongthem.’ He said: ‘Which of them is wisest?’ Hesaid: ‘The one whoremembers death the most and is best inpreparing for it. Those arethe wisest.’”

“The wise man is the one who takes account ofhimselfand strives for that which is after death. And the helplessman isthe one who follows his own whims then indulges in wishfulthinkingabout Allah.”

“How do you feel?” He said: “I havehopein Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I fear my sins.” TheMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: “These two things (hope and fear) donot coexist inthe heart of a person in a situation like this, butAllah will givehim that which he hopes for and keep him safe fromthat which hefears.”

“Angelscome to the dying person, and if the man was righteous, theysay:‘Come out, O good soul that was in a good body, come outpraiseworthy and receive glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and aLord Who is not angry.’ And this is repeated until it comes out,thenit is taken up to heaven, and it is opened for it, and it isasked:‘Who is this?’ They say: ‘So-and-so.’ It is said:‘Welcome to the goodsoul that was in a good body. Enterpraiseworthy and receive the gladtidings of mercy and fragrance anda Lord Who is not angry.’ And thisis repeated until it is broughtto the heaven above which is Allah.But if the man was evil, theysay: ‘Come out O evil soul that was inan evil body. Come outblameworthy, and receive the tidings of boilingwater and thedischarge of dirty wounds,’ and other torments ofsimilar kind, alltogether. And this is repeated until it comes out,then it is takenup to heaven and it is not opened for it. And it isasked: ‘Who isthis?’ It is said: ‘So-and-so.’ And it is said: ‘Nowelcometo the evil soul that was in an evil body. Go backblameworthy, forthe gates of heaven will not be opened to you.’ So itis sent backdown from heaven, then it goes to the grave.”

“If the appointed time of death of anyone of you is in a certainland, some need will cause him to go there, then when he reaches thefurthest point that it is decreed he will reach, Allah takes (hissoul). And on the Day of Resurrection the earth will say: ‘My Lord,this is what You entrusted to me.’”

“Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and whoeverhates to meet Allah, Allah hates to meet him.” It was said to him:“OMessenger of Allah, does hating to meet Allah mean hating tomeetdeath? For all of us hate death.” He said: “No. Rather thatis only atthe moment of death. But if he is given the glad tidingsof the mercyand forgiveness of Allah, he loves to meet Allah andAllah loves tomeet him; and if he is given the tidings of thepunishment of Allah,he hates to meet Allah and Allah hates to meethim.”

“None ofyou should wish for death because of some harm that befallshim. Ifhe must wish for death, let him say: ‘O Allah, keep me alivesolong as living is good for me and cause me to die when death isgoodfor me.’”

“There is no part of man that will not disintegrate, apart fromasingle bone at the base of the coccyx, from which he will berecreated on the Day of Resurrection.”

“When ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan stood beside a grave, he wouldweepuntil his beard became wet. It was said to him: ‘You rememberParadiseand Hell, and you do not weep, but you weep for this?’ Hesaid: ‘TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The grave is the firststage of theHereafter. Whoever is delivered from it, what comesafter it iseasier. If he is not delivered from it, then what comesafter it isharder.’” He said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “I havenever seen any horrible scene but the grave is morehorrible.”

“Thedeadperson ends up in his grave, then the righteous man is made tosit upin his grave with no fear or panic. Then it is said to him:‘Whatreligion did you follow?’ He said: ‘I was in Islam.’ It is saidto him: ‘Who is this man?’ He says: ‘Muhammad the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ). He brought us clear signs from Allah and we believedhim.’ Itis said to him: ‘Have you seen Allah?’ He says: ‘Noone is able to seeAllah.’ Then a window to Hell is opened for him,and he sees it, partsof it destroying others. Then it is said tohim: ‘Look at what Allahhas saved you from.’ Then a window toParadise is opened to him, andhe looks at its beauty and what is init. It is said to him: ‘This isyour place.’ And it is said tohim: ‘You had certain faith and youdied in that state, and in thatstate you will be resurrected if Allahwills.’ And the evil man ismade to sit up in his grave with fear andpanic. It is said to him:‘What religion did you follow?’ He says: ‘Ido not know.’ Itis said to him: ‘Who is this man?’ He says: ‘I heardthe peoplesaying something and I said it too.’ Then a window toParadise isopened to him, and he looks at its beauty and what is init. It issaid to him: ‘Look at what Allah has diverted away fromyou.’Then a window to Hell is opened for him, and he sees it, partsof itdestroying others, and it is said to him: ‘This is your place.Youwere doubtful; in this state you died and in this state you willberesurrected, if Allah wills.’”

“Allahwill keep firm those who believe, with the word that standsfirm.”[14:27] This has been revealed concerning the torment of thegrave.It will be said to him: ‘Who is your Lord?’ He will say: ‘MyLord is Allah, and my Prophet is Muhammad.’ This is what Allahsays:Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word thatstands firmin this world (i.e. they will keep on worshipping AllahAlone and noneelse), and in the Hereafter (i.e., at the time ofquestioning in thegrave).’” [14:27]

“Whenanyoneof you dies, he is shown his place morning and evening. If heis oneof the people of Paradise, then he will be shown his seat inParadise, and if he is one of the people of Hell, then he will beshown his seat in Hell. And it is said: ‘This is your place untilyouare raised on the Day of Resurrection.’”

“Thebeliever’s soul is a bird that eats from the trees of Paradise,untilit will be returned to his body on the Day when he isresurrected.”

“When thedeceasedenters the grave, the sun is made to appear as if it issetting. Hesits up, wipes his eyes and says: ‘Let me pray.’”

“The two who are entrusted with the Trumpet have two horns intheirhands, waiting until they will be commanded (to blow them).”

“A Jewish man said in themarketplace of Al-Madinah: ‘By the One Who chose Musa above all ofmankind.’ An Ansari man raised his hand and slapped him. He said:‘Howdare you say this when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is amongus?’Mention of that was made to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), andhe said:‘Allah says: “And the trumpet will be blown, and all whoare in theheavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away,except him whomAllah wills. Then it will be blown a second time, andbehold they willbe standing, looking on (waiting).” [39:68] I willbe the first one toraise his head, and I will see Musa holding on toone of the pillarsof the Throne, and I do not know whether he willhave raised his headbefore me, or he will be one of those whom Allahexempts. And whoeversays that I am better than Yunus bin Matta, heis lying.”

“I heard the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) say on the pulpit: ‘The Compeller (Al-Jabbar) willseize His heavens and His earths in His Hand’ – and he clenchedhishand and started to open and close it – ‘Then He will say: “Iam theCompeller, I am the King. Where are the tyrants? Where are thearrogant?” And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was leaning to hisrightand his left, until I could see the pulpit shaking at thebottom, andI thought that it would fall along with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ).”

‘Aishah said: “I said: ‘O Messengerof Allah, how will the people be gathered on the Day ofResurrection?’He said: ‘Barefoot and naked.’ I said: ‘Andthe women?’ He said: ‘Andthe women.’ I said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, will we not feelembarrassed?’ He said: ‘O ‘Aishah, thematter will be too serious forthem to look at one another.’”

“The people will be presented (before Allah) three timesonthe Day of Resurrection. The first two times will be for disputesandexcuses, and the third time will be when the scrolls (of deeds)flyinto their hands; some will take it in the right hand and some intheleft.”

“The Daywhen (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of all that exists.”[83:6] One of them will stand in his sweat up to halfway up hisears.”