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[hidaayah]

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
How the Soul is Separated From the Body

(Friday speech delivered by Imam Mohamed Baianonie at
the Islamic Center of Raleigh, NC on September 9,
1988)

Death is the inevitable end to every living being.
There is no difference in this between believers or
non-believers, the young or old, the great or the
simple person, the rich or the poor, the healthy
person or the sick. The soul of all of them will be
extracted, and they will die. They will go from this
world to the world of Barzakh, which is the period,
which starts with the extraction of the soul and ends
with the Day of Judgment.
What happens to a person when his soul is extracted?
And what happens to him when he is buried in his
grave? All of this is knowledge of the unseen, which
no one can know by reasoning or observation. It is
part of the Islamic faith, and we can learn about it
from the Qur’an and the authentic hadith of prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W.), for he doesn’t speak on his own,
but from inspiration from Allah (S.W.T).
Every Muslim must learn the details of what happens in
the world of Barzakh from the Qur’an and hadith of the
prophet (S.A.W.), so he will not add anything that is
not authentic.
Every Muslim must also realize that one must not
compare this world’s laws to the world of Barzakh or
the Hereafter. And one must not be astonished when we
talk about the events that occur in the Hereafter. The
believer must accept these facts as authentic and
believe in the unseen and in the Hereafter.
Allah (S.W.T) mentioned the Hereafter in the Qur’an
and his prophet (S.A.W.) mentioned the Hereafter in
the hadith for consideration and advising.
Furthermore, our ignorance of this matter has a lot to
do with our laziness towards our duties to Allah.
Let us start with a long, authentic hadith reported by
Imams Ahmed, Abu Dawood and Alhakm. Al-bara’ Bin Azib
(R.A.) narrated:
"We went out with Allah's Messenger (S.A.W.) with the
funeral of a man of the Ansaar (The native residence
of Madinah) and we came to the grave and the niche in
the side of the grave (Al-Lahd) had not been dug out
yet, so Allah's messenger (S.A.W.) sat and we sat
around him as if we had bird upon our heads (very
alert) and in his hand he had a stick with which he
was striking the ground.
Then he raised his head and said, "Seek Allah's refuge
from the punishment of the Grave," two of three times.

Then he said, "When the Believing servant is leaving
this world and going on to the Hereafter, angels with
bright faces -as if their faces were the sun - descend
upon him. With them is a shroud from Paradise and
perfume for embalming from the perfume of Paradise, so
they sit away from him at the distance the eye can see
and then the Angel of Death, (A.S.) comes and sits by
his head and says, "O good soul, come out to
forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure." He
said, "So it comes out (smoothly) just as a drop flows
out from the mouth of the drinking vessel, and he
takes it, but does not leave it in his hand even for
the blink of an eye until they take it and place it in
that shroud and that perfume, and there comes out from
him a smell like that of the best musk found upon the
face of the earth." (ya Allah plz let us be one of these..!!! ameen)
Than the prophet (S.A.W.) continued, "So they ascend
with it [i.e. the persons soul] and they do not pass
by any group of the angels except that they say, "Who
is this good and pure soul?" So they reply, "So and
so, son of so and so," with the best of his names
which he used to be called by in this world until they
come with him to the lowest heaven and ask that it be
opened for him, so it is opened for him, so they
accompany him through every heaven to the next one
until he is taken up to the seventh heaven, and Allah,
the Mighty and Magnificent, says, "Write the record of
my servant in "Elliyyoon (which is the place of the
books of the believers. And Allah continues, return
the soul to the earth to his body." So then two angels
come to him and make him sit up. Then they say, "Who
is your Lord?" So he will say, "My Lord is Allah." So
they say, "What is your Deen (religion)?' So he will
say, "My Deen is Islam." So they say, "Who is this man
who was sent amongst you?" So he will say, "He is
Allah's Messenger." So they say, "How did you come to
know that? " So he will say," I read the Book of
Allah, and believed in it and attested to it." So a
caller will call from heaven, "Indeed my servant has
spoken the truth, so spread a place for him in
Paradise, and open a door to Paradise for him." He
said, " So some of its fragrance and scent comes to
him and his grave is extended as far as the eye can
see."
Than the prophet (S.A.W.) continued," A person with a
handsome face, beautiful clothes and good smell comes
to him and says, "Receive good news which will please
you. This is the day which you were promised." So he
says to him, "Who are you? Since your face appears to
signify good." So he says. "I am you righteous deeds."
He therefore says, "O may Lord, establish the Last
Hour, O may Lord establish the Last Hour- so that I
may return to my family and wealth."
The prophet (S.A.W.) continued, "But when the
unbelieving servant is leaving this world and going
onto the Hereafter, angels with dark faces descend
upon him, with them are coarse sack-cloth, and they
sit at a distance from him as far as the eye can see.
Then the Angel of Death comes and sits by his head and
says," O foul soul, come out to Allah's displeasure
and anger." So the soul spreads throughout his body,
so he drags it out just as a pronged roasting fork is
pulled through wool. So he takes it, but just as a
pronged roasting fork is pulled through wool. So he
takes it, but does not leave it in his hand for the
blink of an eye until they put it in those coarse
sack-cloths. Then there comes from him an offensive
stench like that of the foulest smelling corpse
rotting upon the face of the earth.
Than the prophet (S.A.W.) continued," So they ascend
with it (i.e. the soul) and they do not pass by and
group of angels except that they say, "What is this
foul smell?" So they say, "So and so, son of so and
so," calling him with the ugliest names which he used
to be called with in this world, until they come with
him to the lowest heaven and ask for permission to
enter, and it is not opened for him." Then Allah's
Messenger (S.A.W.) recited (verse 40 from surat
Al-'Araf), what can be translated as, "For them the
gates of heaven will not be opened, and they will not
enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of
the needle (Which is impossible)."
And the prophet (S.A.W.) continued, "Allah, the Mighty
and Magnificent, says, "Write his record in (Sejjeen)
within the lowest earth." Then his soul is flung down,
Then Allah's Messenger (S.A.W.) recited (verse 31 from
surat Al-Hajj), what can be translated as, "…And
whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had
fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him,
or the wind had thrown him to a far off place."
The prophet (S.A.W.) continued, "So his soul is
returned to his body and two angels come and make him
sit up. Then they will say to him, " Who is your
Lord?" So He will say, "Ah, Ah, I do not know." So
they will say to him, "What is your Deen?" SO he will
say, "Ah, Ah, I do not know." So they will say to him,
"Who is this man who was sent amongst you?" So he will
say, "Ah, Ah, I do not know." So a caller will call
from heaven, "You have lied so spread a place for him
in the Fire, and open a door to the Fire for him." So
some of its heat and scorching air comes upon him, and
his grave is constricted to the extent that his ribs
interlace,
The prophet (S.A.W.) continued, "A man with an ugly
face, unsightly clothes and smelling offensively comes
to him and says, "Receive news of that which will
grieve you, this is the day which you were promised."
So he will say, "Who are you? Your face is ugly and
seems to signify evil. "So he will say, "I am your
evil deeds." So he will say, "O May Lord, Do not
establish the Last Hour. "

[hidaayah]

:sl:
this is a MUST READ FOR EVERYONE..!!!!

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Salam
Mashallah a really good post
Astagfaar may allah protect us
Ameen
Wasalam

[Maimunah]

mashaallah sis jazakaallah
saalaam

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[itsme01]

:sl:

nice article :brother:

:w:

[Umm Safiya]

:sl:

Jazak Allâhu khayr for sharing.. May Allâh ta'âla protect us from the punishment of the grave, ameen!

[abdul Majid]

ameeen

[hamzaa]

:sl:

^Ameen

In reference regarding questions in the grave. The strenght of your iman will provide your answers and not your tongue ie. your actions?

[Yanal]

:sl: my brothers and sisters i liked this thread but i have a question how do you people do the red writing is it changing the colour or something else keep in touch :w: