'Every Soul Shall Taste Death'
What happens after we die? What happens in the grave?
What do Muslims believe about the hereafter? Will there be punishment in the grave?
Allah has said in the Glorious Quran, 'every soul will taste death', but do we remember death in our daily lives? Is it important to understand and know that one day we will die, but only Allah knows when and how. People die from illnesses, diseases and accidents and even in their sleep.
Are we preparing ourselves for death and the time when we shall be face to face with Allah with our deeds at hand?
The first question on the day of judgment we will be asked is about salah (prayer). Are we preparing ourselves so that we may be able to answer that question? If the question of prayer is successfully answered then the rest of the process will be easy, insha Allah.
About Jinns
What is a Jinn? In Islam Do Jinns Attack Humans?
This is a fascinating subject where we look into the existence of Jinn who live with and around human beings on Earth. Did you know that Jinns live with us in our homes? Find out more here...
What Is Death?
Death is when the rooh (soul) leaves the body of a human being and that is the point when that person ceases to be alive and is pronounced dead.
From this point onwards the rooh travels from this world to the next and the body gets buried in the grave.
The angel of death, Azrael, extracts the rooh but cannot keep hold of it for the blinking of an eye when another angel snatches it away.
A hadeeth:
Once, the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam came to the Masjid for salaah, when he noticed some people laughing and giggling. He remarked, "If you remembered death, I would not see you like this. Think of your death often. Not a single day passes when the grave does not call out: ‘I am a wilderness, I am a place of dust, I am a place of worms.’ When a believer is placed in the grave, it says; ‘Welcome, it is good of you to have come to me. Of all the people walking on the Earth, I liked you the best. Now you have come in to me, you will see how I entertain you.’ It then expands as far as the occupant can see. A door from Paradise is opened for him in the grave and through this door he gets fresh and fragrant air of Paradise. However, when a evil man is laid in the grave it says; ‘You are not welcome here. Your coming into me is very bad for you. Of all the people walking on the Earth, I disliked you the most. Now that you have been put into me, you will see how I treat you!’ It then closes upon him so much that his ribs of one side penetrate into the ribs of the other. As many as seventy serpents are then set upon him, to keep biting him until the day of resurrection. These serpents are so venomous that if one of them happened to spurt its venom upon the earth, not a single blade of grass would ever grow."
The grave we all have to visit soon
The grave we all have to visit soon
'Every Soul Will Taste Death'
Allah said that 'every soul will taste death'.
In Islam after everyone dies the torture or punishment in the grave is for certain people and not for others. If before someone dies, they say 'La ilaha illallahu Muhammadur Rasul ullah' (there is no God except Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon Him) is His Messenger), then Allah will forgive all of their sins and they will not have any punishment in the grave or in the hereafter.
If a person does not say that and and they were a believer but not a good person, they will receive punishment for the sins they did in this life. If a person is a believer and does as Allah told that person to do in this life, for example follow the Quran and the way of the Prophet, then Allah may forgive their sins and also the punishment in the grave.
No one knows and no one can guess if they will be punished or not, and also no one knows if they will say the kalima or not before they die, only Allah knows. You can worship Allah all your life, even then it is down to Allah with His mercy to forgive you or not.
A Muslim person will know if they will be punished or not straight after they die because when Azrael comes to take the soul out of the body, if the soul comes out easily then the later stages will be easier. If not then Allah knows there may be punishment in the grave and in the hereafter.
When a person is buried, they will be woken up in their grave by two angels, and if they are wearing scented white clothes that means the gates of heaven (jannah) will be open until judgement day after they are asked three questions and if they answer them correctly. If that person is woken up by two angels who are wearing black stinky clothes then the gates of hell will be open for them until the day of judgement if they cannot answer the three questions.
Those three questions will be:
1. What is your deen? (Religion)
2. Who is your rab (Allah/God)?
3. Who was sent to you with the message of Allah?
These three questions will be answered easily by good practising muslims whose sins have been forgiven by Allah, but people with bad deeds will not be able to answer them. Answering these questions is not a thing of memorising them, our hearts will answer them if we worship and obey Allah in this life. If we do not obey and worship Allah in this life, then answering these three questions will be impossible.
What happens after we die? What happens in the grave?
What do Muslims believe about the hereafter? Will there be punishment in the grave?
Allah has said in the Glorious Quran, 'every soul will taste death', but do we remember death in our daily lives? Is it important to understand and know that one day we will die, but only Allah knows when and how. People die from illnesses, diseases and accidents and even in their sleep.
Are we preparing ourselves for death and the time when we shall be face to face with Allah with our deeds at hand?
The first question on the day of judgment we will be asked is about salah (prayer). Are we preparing ourselves so that we may be able to answer that question? If the question of prayer is successfully answered then the rest of the process will be easy, insha Allah.
About Jinns
What is a Jinn? In Islam Do Jinns Attack Humans?
This is a fascinating subject where we look into the existence of Jinn who live with and around human beings on Earth. Did you know that Jinns live with us in our homes? Find out more here...
What Is Death?
Death is when the rooh (soul) leaves the body of a human being and that is the point when that person ceases to be alive and is pronounced dead.
From this point onwards the rooh travels from this world to the next and the body gets buried in the grave.
The angel of death, Azrael, extracts the rooh but cannot keep hold of it for the blinking of an eye when another angel snatches it away.
A hadeeth:
Once, the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam came to the Masjid for salaah, when he noticed some people laughing and giggling. He remarked, "If you remembered death, I would not see you like this. Think of your death often. Not a single day passes when the grave does not call out: ‘I am a wilderness, I am a place of dust, I am a place of worms.’ When a believer is placed in the grave, it says; ‘Welcome, it is good of you to have come to me. Of all the people walking on the Earth, I liked you the best. Now you have come in to me, you will see how I entertain you.’ It then expands as far as the occupant can see. A door from Paradise is opened for him in the grave and through this door he gets fresh and fragrant air of Paradise. However, when a evil man is laid in the grave it says; ‘You are not welcome here. Your coming into me is very bad for you. Of all the people walking on the Earth, I disliked you the most. Now that you have been put into me, you will see how I treat you!’ It then closes upon him so much that his ribs of one side penetrate into the ribs of the other. As many as seventy serpents are then set upon him, to keep biting him until the day of resurrection. These serpents are so venomous that if one of them happened to spurt its venom upon the earth, not a single blade of grass would ever grow."
The grave we all have to visit soon
The grave we all have to visit soon
'Every Soul Will Taste Death'
Allah said that 'every soul will taste death'.
In Islam after everyone dies the torture or punishment in the grave is for certain people and not for others. If before someone dies, they say 'La ilaha illallahu Muhammadur Rasul ullah' (there is no God except Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon Him) is His Messenger), then Allah will forgive all of their sins and they will not have any punishment in the grave or in the hereafter.
If a person does not say that and and they were a believer but not a good person, they will receive punishment for the sins they did in this life. If a person is a believer and does as Allah told that person to do in this life, for example follow the Quran and the way of the Prophet, then Allah may forgive their sins and also the punishment in the grave.
No one knows and no one can guess if they will be punished or not, and also no one knows if they will say the kalima or not before they die, only Allah knows. You can worship Allah all your life, even then it is down to Allah with His mercy to forgive you or not.
A Muslim person will know if they will be punished or not straight after they die because when Azrael comes to take the soul out of the body, if the soul comes out easily then the later stages will be easier. If not then Allah knows there may be punishment in the grave and in the hereafter.
When a person is buried, they will be woken up in their grave by two angels, and if they are wearing scented white clothes that means the gates of heaven (jannah) will be open until judgement day after they are asked three questions and if they answer them correctly. If that person is woken up by two angels who are wearing black stinky clothes then the gates of hell will be open for them until the day of judgement if they cannot answer the three questions.
Those three questions will be:
1. What is your deen? (Religion)
2. Who is your rab (Allah/God)?
3. Who was sent to you with the message of Allah?
These three questions will be answered easily by good practising muslims whose sins have been forgiven by Allah, but people with bad deeds will not be able to answer them. Answering these questions is not a thing of memorising them, our hearts will answer them if we worship and obey Allah in this life. If we do not obey and worship Allah in this life, then answering these three questions will be impossible.
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