'' Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire '' [Ameen]
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Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wafil aakhirati hasanatan waqinaa 'athaaban-naar/-
(Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 201)
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How sound is this hadeeth?
"When a person dies, whilst his relatives are busy with his funeral
rites, a very handsome man stands at the head of the deceased and when
the body is shrouded, that man comes in between the shroud and chest
of the deceased, and after the burial, the people go back to their
homes and the two angels Munkar and Nakeer come to the grave and they
try to separate this handsome man from the deceased so that they will
be able to question the deceased about his faith. But the good-looking
man says: 'He is my friend, he is my friend, and Iwill never leave him
without intervening under any circumstances. If you are appointed to
question him, then do as you are commanded, but as for me, I can never
leave him until I admit him to Paradise.' Then the handsome man turns
to the deceased and says to him: 'I am the Qur'aan that you used to
recite in a loud voice sometimes and in a low voice sometimes. Do not
worry. After the questioning of Munkar and Nakeer, there will be no
sorrow after this day.' When the questioning ends, the handsomeman and
the angels prepare a bed of silk filled with musk for the deceased in
Paradise.".
Praise be to Allaah.
What is narrated in the saheeh Sunnah about one's good deeds taking a
physical form and appearing in the form of a handsome man in the
grave, including the deed of reciting the Holy Qur'aan, is as follows:
1-
It was narrated from al-Bara' ibn'Aazib (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said:
"When the believing slave is about to depart this world and enter the
Hereafter, there come down to him from heaven angels with white faces
like the sun, and they sit around him as far as the eye can see. They
bring with them shrouds from Paradise and perfumes from Paradise…"
until he said, describing the state of the believer in the grave:
"Then a voice calls out from heaven, 'My slave has spoken the truth,
so prepare for him a bed from Paradise and clothe him from Paradise,
and open forhim a gate to Paradise.' Then there comes to him some of
its fragrance, and his grave is made wide, as far as he can see. Then
there comes to him a man with a handsome face and handsome clothes,
and a good fragrance, who says, 'Receive the glad tidings that will
bring you joy this day.' He says, 'Who are you? Your face is a face
which brings glad tidings.' He says, 'I am your righteous deeds.' He
says, 'O Lord, hasten the Hour so that I may return to my family and
my wealth.'"
Narrated by Ahmad (4/362); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Ahkaam
al-Janaa'iz (156).
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It was narrated that Buraydah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I
heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:
"The Qur'aan will meet its companion on the Day of Resurrection when
his grave is opened for him, in the form of apale man. It will say to
him, 'Do you recognize me?' He will say: 'I do not recognize you.' It
will say: 'I am your companion the Qur'aan, who kept you thirsty on
hot days and kept you awake at night. Every merchant benefits from his
business and today you will benefit from your good deeds.' He will be
given dominion in his right hand and eternity in his left, andthere
will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, and his parents will be
clothed with priceless garments the like of which have never been seen
in this world. They will say: 'Why have we been clothed with this?' It
will be said: 'Because your son used to recite Qur'aan.'Then it will
be said to him: 'Recite and ascend in the degrees of Paradise,' and he
will continue to ascend so long as herecites, either at a fast pace or
a slow pace ."
Narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad(394) and Ibn Maajah in al-Sunan (3781);
classed as hasan by al-Busayri in al-Zawaa'id and by al-Albaani in
al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (2829).
Al-Suyooti said in his commentary on the hadeeth (2/1242):
"In the form of a pale man". Al-Suyooti said: This is the one whose
colour has changed. It is as if he comes in this form so asto resemble
his companion in this world, or to draw attention to the fact that
just as his colour changed in this world because of staying up at
night to read Qur'aan, the Qur'aan will appear in a similar form
because of its striving on the Day of Resurrection until its
companionattains the ultimate goal in the Hereafter. End quote.
I have not found anything in the saheeh Sunnah to suggest that a man's
righteous deeds will appear in the form of a manin the grave except in
these twohadeeths.
