To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq) · The stupors of death
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا مَاتَ أَحَدُكُمْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ مَقْعَدُهُ غُدْوَةً وَعَشِيًّا، إِمَّا النَّارُ وَإِمَّا الْجَنَّةُ، فَيُقَالُ هَذَا مَقْعَدُكَ حَتَّى تُبْعَثَ إِلَيْهِ".
English translation
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you dies, his destination is displayed before him in the
forenoon and in the afternoon, either in the (Hell) Fire or in Paradise, and it is said to him, "That is
your place till you are resurrected and sent to it."
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا عَمْرٍو، ذَكْوَانَ مَوْلَى عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهَ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ رَكْوَةٌ ـ أَوْ عُلْبَةٌ فِيهَا مَاء…
Narrated `Aisha:
There was a leather or wood container full of water in front of Allah's Messenger (at the time of his
death). He would put his hand into the water and rub his face with it, saying, "None has the right t…
Narrated `Aisha:
Some rough bedouins used to visit the Prophet (ﷺ) and ask him, "When will the Hour be?" He would look
at the youngest of all of them and say, "If this should live till he is very old, your Hour (the dea…
Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rib'i Al-Ansari:
A funeral procession passed by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who said, "Relieved or relieving?" The people asked,
"O Allah's Messenger! What is relieved and relieving?" He said, "A belie…
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When carried to his grave, a dead person is followed by three, two of which
return (after his burial) and one remains with him: his relative, his property, and his d…