Sunan an-Nasa'i 2069

Hannad ibn al-Sari informed us, in his narration from Abu Muawiyah, from al-Amash, from Mujahid, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by two graves and said, They are indeed being punished, though they are not being punished for something grave. One of them did not take care to avoid urine, while the other went about spreading malicious gossip. He then took a fresh palm stalk, split it in two, and placed one half on each grave. They said, Messenger of Allah, why did you do that? He replied, Perhaps their punishment will be lightened as long as the two pieces have not dried out.