Quran and Authentic Hadith

Assalam o Alaikum my dear brothers and sisters around the world.

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ

What will happen to the soul after death.

In relation to the belief of the punishment of the grave, in which we will In sha Allah attempt to make clear the most important and basic belief of the punishment of the grave according to the Quran and Sahih Hadith. The vast majority of Ummat e Muslima disagree in regard to this matter and In sha Allah after reading this we will be able to rectify ourselves.
Earlier we discussed according to the Quran and Sahih Hadith when a person dies his Aakhira (Hereafter) life begins immediately. The last moment in this world is followed by the first moment of hereafter as this is what we established from Mother Ayesha when informing us about the moments of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)’s death time in Sahih Bukhari.
We understood according to the Quran and Sahih Hadith the punishment of the grave begins at the point of death when the angels capture the soul, and the punishment of the grave is also a part of the Punishment of hereafter.

The critical question is, what happens next to the soul as the life of the hereafter begins according to the Quran and sahih Hadith

In Surah Yaseen:20 of the Quran, Allah has mentioned about a Muslim man who warned people to follow the messenger.
Allah had sent to this nation two Messengers and then a third Messenger to support and they said to their nation that we are Messengers and we have been sent by Allah. Our only duty is to convey the open message of Allah the Lord of the Universe. But the unfortunate nation rejected the message due to those prophets being human. The Man, from Surah Yaseen who had travelled from the far end of the city. As Allah has mentioned in Surah Yaseen:

وَجَاءَ مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ - 36:20
And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.
اتَّبِعُوا مَن لَّا يَسْأَلُكُمْ أَجْرًا وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ - 36:21
Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.
وَمَا لِيَ لَا أَعْبُدُ الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ - 36:22
And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?
أَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ الرَّحْمَٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ - 36:23
Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?
إِنِّي إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ - 36:24
Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.
إِنِّي آمَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَاسْمَعُونِ - 36:25
Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me." (Surah Yaseen 20-25)
After listening to this his people martyred him so what happened after this, Allah has mentioned in Quran
قِيلَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ ۖ قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ قَوْمِي يَعْلَمُونَ - 36:26
It was said, "Enter Paradise." He said, "I wish my people could know
بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ - 36:27
Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honoured." (Surah Yaseen 26-27)

That he was forgiven and honoured by Allah, which means he was entered into Paradise immediately after death although he was concerned about the people from his nation and wished they would have known what had happened to him.

The moment of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)’s death

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا ثَقُلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَعَلَ يَتَغَشَّاهُ، فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ـ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ ـ وَاكَرْبَ أَبَاهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهَا ‏ "‏ لَيْسَ عَلَى أَبِيكِ كَرْبٌ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ قَالَتْ يَا أَبَتَاهْ، أَجَابَ رَبًّا دَعَاهُ، يَا أَبَتَاهْ مَنْ جَنَّةُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ مَأْوَاهُ، يَا أَبَتَاهْ إِلَى جِبْرِيلَ نَنْعَاهْ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا دُفِنَ قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ـ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ ـ يَا أَنَسُ، أَطَابَتْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ أَنْ تَحْثُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم التُّرَابَ
Narrated Anas:
When the ailment of the Prophet (ﷺ) got aggravated, he became unconscious whereupon Fatima said, "Oh, how distressed my father is!" He said, "Your father will have no more distress after today." When he expired, she said, "O Father! Who has responded to the call of the Lord Who has invited him! O Father, whose dwelling place is the Garden of Paradise (i.e. Al-Firdaus)! O Father! We convey this news (of your death) to Gabriel." When he was buried, Fatima said, "O Anas! Do you feel pleased to throw earth over Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?"
Sahih Bukhari, Book of Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (ﷺ) (Al-Maghaazi), Chapter: The sickness of the Prophet (ﷺ) and his death.

Now we can clearly see in this hadith that, at the moment of the Prophets (ﷺ) death the matter was so instant that Fatima thought that Gabriel would not even know that Prophet (ﷺ) has died. But her belief is clear from her words that the Prophet (ﷺ) after his death has reached Paradise (Al-Firdaus) immediately.

The story of the two men from among Bani Isra'il

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ضَمْضَمُ بْنُ جَوْسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ كَانَ رَجُلاَنِ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُتَآخِيَيْنِ فَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا يُذْنِبُ وَالآخَرُ مُجْتَهِدٌ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ فَكَانَ لاَ يَزَالُ الْمُجْتَهِدُ يَرَى الآخَرَ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ فَيَقُولُ أَقْصِرْ ‏.‏ فَوَجَدَهُ يَوْمًا عَلَى ذَنْبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَقْصِرْ فَقَالَ خَلِّنِي وَرَبِّي أَبُعِثْتَ عَلَىَّ رَقِيبًا فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ أَوْ لاَ يُدْخِلُكَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ ‏.‏ فَقُبِضَ أَرْوَاحُهُمَا فَاجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ فَقَالَ لِهَذَا الْمُجْتَهِدِ أَكُنْتَ بِي عَالِمًا أَوْ كُنْتَ عَلَى مَا فِي يَدِي قَادِرًا وَقَالَ لِلْمُذْنِبِ اذْهَبْ فَادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِي وَقَالَ لِلآخَرِ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ أَوْبَقَتْ دُنْيَاهُ وَآخِرَتَهُ ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: There were two men among Banu Isra'il, who were striving for the same goal. One of them would commit sin and the other would strive to do his best in the world. The man who exerted himself in worship continued to see the other in sin.
He would say: Refrain from it. One day he found him in sin and said to him: Refrain from it.
He said: Leave me alone with my Lord. Have you been sent as a watchman over me? He said: I swear by Allah, Allah will not forgive you, nor will he admit you to Paradise. Then their souls were taken back (by Allah), and they met together with the Lord of the worlds.
He (Allah) said to this man who had striven hard in worship; Had you knowledge about Me or had you power over that which I had in My hand? He said to the man who sinned: Go and enter Paradise by My mercy. He said about the other: Take him to Hell.
AbuHurayrah said: By Him in Whose hand my soul is, he spoke a word by which this world and the next world of his were destroyed.
Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of General Behaviour (Kitab Al-Adab), Chapter: Regarding the prohibition of wronging others
From this hadith we can see that the belief that after death when the soul has been captured it does not re-enter in the worldly grave but travels towards Allah. We are aware, Allah is at his Throne which is above Al Firdaus, Paradise. Allah ordered one of the men to Paradise and the other to hell and there is no mention of the return to a worldly grave. (In Sha Allah we will continue this topic.)

People of Nuh (عليه السلام) were drowned and
then put into the Hell Fire

مِّمَّا خَطِيئَاتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا فَأُدْخِلُوا نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنصَارًا - 71:25
Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers. (Surah Nuh 25)

From the verse above it is clear that nation of Nuh (عليه السلام) were killed when Allah drowned them as punishment and then straight away they entered into the Fire that means hell. Their dead bodies were here in this world and there was no one to carry their dead bodies on four shoulders to bury them in this worldly grave, so after burying their dead bodies would they have heard the footsteps of those who would of buried them and in this worldly grave would have answered angel’s questions.
But still after death they entered in hell and that’s their punishment of grave.

From the verse above, the nation of Nuh (عليه السلام) were destroyed by drowning and then immediately, they were entered into the fire which is in hell (hellfire). Although their dead bodies were physically present on this earth and there was no way to take these bodies for burial, so how can we apply the logic of believing that one hears the footsteps of those who have buried them and questioned in their worldly grave by angels?

Therefore, their admittance to the hellfire is their punishment of the grave.

Allah’s punishment on the wives of
Nuh (عليه السلام) and lut (عليه السلام)

ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا امْرَأَتَ نُوحٍ وَامْرَأَتَ لُوطٍ ۖ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَالِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَقِيلَ ادْخُلَا النَّارَ مَعَ الدَّاخِلِينَ - 66:10
Allah presents an example of those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants but betrayed them, so those prophets did not avail them from Allah at all, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who enter." (Surah At-Tahrim 10)

The above prophets’ wives denied the verses of Allah, and after their death they were entered into the hellfire.

Punishment of the grave given to Amr bin 'Amir bin Luhai Al-Khuza`i

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكَرْمَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ رَأَيْتُ جَهَنَّمَ يَحْطِمُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا، وَرَأَيْتُ عَمْرًا يَجُرُّ قُصْبَهُ، وَهْوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَيَّبَ السَّوَائِبَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I saw Hell and its different portions were consuming each other and saw `Amr dragging his intestines (in it), and he was the first person to establish the tradition of letting animals loose (for the idols).
(Sahih Bukhari, Book of Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (ﷺ))

Punishment of the grave given to Abu Thumama 'Amr b. Malik
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وَرَأَيْتُ أَبَا ثُمَامَةَ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَجُرُّ قُصْبَهُ فِي النَّارِ ‏
And I saw Abu Thumama 'Amr b. Malik who was dragging his intestines in Hell.
(Sahih Muslim, The Book of Prayer – Eclipses, Chapter: What Was Shown To The Prophet Of Paradise And Hell During The Eclipse Prayer)

Punishment of the grave given to the one who locked up the cat
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ عُذِّبَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فِي هِرَّةٍ حَبَسَتْهَا، حَتَّى مَاتَتْ جُوعًا، فَدَخَلَتْ فِيهَا النَّارَ ـ قَالَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ ـ لاَ أَنْتِ أَطْعَمْتِهَا وَلاَ سَقَيْتِهَا حِينَ حَبَسْتِيهَا، وَلاَ أَنْتِ أَرْسَلْتِيهَا فَأَكَلَتْ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الأَرْضِ ‏"‏‏.‏
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said, (Allah knows better) Allah said (to the woman), 'You neither fed it nor watered when you locked it up, nor did you set it free to eat the insects of the earth."
(Sahih Bukhari, Book of Distribution of Water, Chapter: The superiority of providing water)

From the Quran and Sahih Hadith it is clear that after death the place of reward and punishment is Paradise and Hell. In addition to this evidence there are substantial evidence in the Quran and Sahih Hadith which we will In Sha Allah bring forward. In short, from the Quran and sahih Hadith it is evident that the actual place of reward and punishment is Paradise and Hell as we have discussed how many are not buried in a traditional manner and thus are not given a worldly grave due to such examples such as cremation, drowning or bodies unable to be recovered for burial purposes.

In Sha Allah in the next post we will explain you according to the Quran and Sahih Hadith what happens to the body after death.

To be continue…..

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ

“The Punishment of the Grave is Haq (Truth)”
(Hadith from Sahih Bukhari; Kitab al Janaiz)

In present times the Muslim ummah main cause of "shirk" (associating partners with Allah Almighty) is due to the misbelief that a dead body is reunited with the soul and in some manner is brought back to a way of life in this worldly grave. The Quran and Sahih Hadith completely rejects that the soul returns to the dead body (o’ud rooh), or that the body has any connection with the soul and that punishment of any kind is experienced in this worldly grave. The Quran and Sahih Hadith state and confirm that, after life in this world as we know it the dead body remains unconnected to the soul till the day of resurrection. The dead body (co**se) is simply in a state of decomposition and eventually returns into soil.
The majority of today’s Muslims in some form or manner believe that the dead body in this worldly grave is alive and some may have the extreme belief that the body can hear and see. This misbelief in turn leads to calling to these dead bodies for assistance and intercession and considering them as daata (provider), mushkil kusha (problem solver) and haajat rawa (one who gives to the needy), These are dangerous paths that lead to grave worshiping. Due to this reason they are not invoking Allah exclusively and they do charitable acts in an attempt to please these dead saints etc.
The main cause of this misbelief is the returning of the soul into the dead body and that there is some form of life in the worldly grave. They say that the soul returns to the dead body for questions and answers and the punishment in the grave is experienced in the worldly grave. Now since their misbelief is that the soul has returned to the dead body, the question arises that the person is alive in some form and now this dead saint etc is empowered in some way and can assist in solving their issues in this life and the next.
In this post we will In Sha Allah bring forward evidence from the Quran and Sahih Hadith and present what is “The punishment of the grave”, where does it occur and how does it happen? We are told that the soul and the punishment of the grave are matters of ghaib (unseen) and Allah has not given us these details, but there is enough information about this matter for a believer who wants to be guided by the Quran and sahih Hadith. He will never accept self-created misbelief given by these misguided scholars and sheikhs about "the soul returning to the dead body and that it can experience the torment or blessing of the grave".

Please read this article with an open heart, give it your full attention and we request humbly if you find any errors, please advise us with the reference and evidence from the Quran and/or Sahih Hadith.

Horror of the punishment of the grave according to Hadith of Prophet (ﷺ)

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ تَقُولُ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطِيبًا فَذَكَرَ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ الَّتِي يَفْتَتِنُ فِيهَا الْمَرْءُ، فَلَمَّا ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ ضَجَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ ضَجَّةً‏.‏

Narrated Asma' bint Abi Bakr:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) once stood up delivering a sermon and mentioned the trial which people will face in the grave. When he mentioned that, the Muslims started shouting loudly.
(Sahih Bukhari, Book of Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz), Chapter: The punishment in the grave)

The Punishment of the Grave according to the Quran.

Allah Almighty said in the Quran:

يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ ۚ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ - 14:27
Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.
(Surah Ibrahim 27)

The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the following for this ayat:

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا أُقْعِدَ الْمُؤْمِنُ فِي قَبْرِهِ أُتِيَ، ثُمَّ شَهِدَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ ‏{‏يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ‏}‏ ‏"‏‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ بِهَذَا وَزَادَ ‏{‏يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا‏}‏ نَزَلَتْ فِي عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ‏.‏
Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib :
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When a faithful believer is made to sit in his grave, then (the angels) come to him and he testifies that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle. And that corresponds to Allah's statement: Allah will keep firm those who believe with the word that stands firm . . . (14.27).
Narrated Shu'ba:
Same as above and added, "Allah will keep firm those who believe . . . (14.27) was revealed concerning the punishment of the grave."
(Sahih Bukhari, Book of Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz), Chapter: The punishment in the grave)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ مَرْثَدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ الْمُسْلِمُ إِذَا سُئِلَ فِي الْقَبْرِ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ ‏{‏يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الآخِرَةِ‏}‏‏"‏

Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When a Muslim is questioned in his grave, he will testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and that is what is meant by Allah's Statement:-- "Allah will keep firm those who believe with a Word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter." (14.27)

(Sahih Bukhari, Book of Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (ﷺ) Surah Ibrahim, Chapter 2 "Allah will keep firm those who believe with, the word that stands firm..." (V.14:27))

It is understood that punishment and reward in the grave is related to the person’s aakhira (hereafter).

Where does the Aakhira (hereafter) of a Person start from?

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِي وَفِي يَوْمِي، وَبَيْنَ سَحْرِي وَنَحْرِي، وَكَانَتْ إِحْدَانَا تُعَوِّذُهُ بِدُعَاءٍ إِذَا مَرِضَ، فَذَهَبْتُ أُعَوِّذُهُ، فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ فِي الرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى فِي الرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَمَرَّ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَفِي يَدِهِ جَرِيدَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ لَهُ بِهَا حَاجَةً فَأَخَذْتُهَا، فَمَضَغْتُ رَأْسَهَا وَنَفَضْتُهَا فَدَفَعْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ، فَاسْتَنَّ بِهَا كَأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانَ مُسْتَنًّا ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِيهَا فَسَقَطَتْ يَدُهُ ـ أَوْ سَقَطَتْ مِنْ يَدِهِ ـ فَجَمَعَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ رِيقِي وَرِيقِهِ فِي آخِرِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ‏.‏

Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet (ﷺ) expired in my house and on the day of my turn, leaning against my chest. One of us (i.e. the Prophet's wives) used to recite a prayer asking Allah to protect him from all evils when he became sick. So I started asking Allah to protect him from all evils (by reciting a prayer). He raised his head towards the sky and said, "With the highest companions, with the highest companions." `Abdur- Rahman bin Abu Bakr passed carrying a fresh leaf-stalk of a date-palm and the Prophet (ﷺ) looked at it and I thought that the Prophet (ﷺ) was in need of it (for cleaning his teeth). So I took it (from `Abdur Rahman) and chewed its head and shook it and gave it to the Prophet (ﷺ) who cleaned his teeth with it, in the best way he had ever cleaned his teeth, and then he gave it to me, and suddenly his hand dropped down or it fell from his hand (i.e. he expired). So Allah made my saliva mix with his saliva on his last day on earth and his first day in the Hereafter.
(Sahih Bukhari, Book of Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (ﷺ) (Al-Maghaazi), Chapter: The sickness of the Prophet (ﷺ) and his death)

From the above-mentioned Hadith, it is proven that as soon as a person’s soul is captured, the duration of this life has ended, and the matter of the hereafter begins.

What will happen to the dead person at the onset of the hereafter.

الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوءٍ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ - 16:28
The ones whom the angels take in death [while] wronging themselves, and [who] then offer submission, [saying], "We were not doing any evil." But, yes! Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what you used to do.
فَادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ - 16:29
So enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.
(Surah An-Nahl 28-29)

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ قَالَ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُوحَ إِلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَمَن قَالَ سَأُنزِلُ مِثْلَ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ ۗ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَاسِطُو أَيْدِيهِمْ أَخْرِجُوا أَنفُسَكُمُ ۖ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ - 6:93
And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."
(Surah Al-An’am 93)

الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ ۙ يَقُولُونَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ - 16:32
The ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do."
(Surah An-Nahl 32)

From the above Quranic Verses and Sahih Hadith, it is proven that as soon as a person’s soul is seized, the duration of this life ends, and the matter of akhira (hereafter) begins and the next stage is the start of the reward in Paradise or the torment in hellfire. When the akhira (hereafter) commences Allah keeps the believer firm as Allah keeps the believer firm in the world and according to the above mentioned Sahih Bukhari Hadith narrated by Al-Bara bin Azib, that is in reality also the torment of the grave.

In Sha Allah in the next post we will explain you according to the Quran and Sahih Hadith what happens to the soul after the death.
To be continue…