The Sayings of the Salaf in Affirmation of the
Punishment of the Grave WHICH THEY DENY
1)Sufyan ibn 'Uyainah(d.197H)(rh) said: "The Sunnah is
ten. Whosoever accepts them has completed the Sunnah
and whoever abandons anything from them has abandoned
the Sunnah; affirming al-Qadr (predestination ),giving
precedence to AbuBakr and Umar, the Pond in Paradise,
Shafaa (Intercession), the Scales, the Bridge over
Hellfire, Emaan is statement and action, the Qur'ân is
the speech of Allaah, Punishment in the Grave, being
raised up on the day of Judgement and not testifying
that any Muslim will definitely be in Paradise or
Hell" (Sharh Usool Itiqaah Ahlus-Sunnah
wal-Jamaah(no.312) of al-Laalikaee.)
2)Imaaam ash-Shafiee(d.204H)(rh) said: "Indeed al-Qadr
(predestination): both the good and evil consequences
are from Allaah -the Mighty and Majestic. Indeed
Punishment of the Grave is a true fact, the
questioning of those in the graves is a true fact, the
Resurrection is a true fact, the Accountability is a
true fact, Paradise and Hellfire are true facts.
Whatever else is related in the Sunnah and so
mentioned by the scholars and their followers
throughout the lands of the Muslims is also true"
(Manaaqibush-Shafiee(1/415) of al-Bayhaqee)
3)Imaaam Ahmad (d.241H)(rh) said: "From the essential
Sunnah ,which if a person leaves anyone of its
points-not accepting it and not having eemaan in
it-then he will not be from its people are: (he then
mentions ) eemaan in the Punishment of the
Grave"(Usoolus-Sunnah(no.8) of Imaam Ahmad.) He also
said: "Punishment of the Grave is a true fact. The
servant will be questioned about his Religion and his
Lord. Munkir and Nakeer and Paradise and Hellfire are
also true facts" (Risaalatus-Sunnah(p.72) of Imaam
Ahmad.)
4)Abu Dawood (d.275H)(rh) said: "Chapter: Questioning
in the Grave and the Punishment of the
Grave"(Kitaabus-Sunnah(p.900) part of Sunan Abee
Dawood.)
5)Ibn Qutaybah(d.278H)(rh) said: "Ashaabul-Hadeeth are
united upon the fact that whatever Allaah wills
happens and whatever He does not will does not happen
;that He is the creator of good and evil; that the
Quraan is the speech of Allaah, uncreated, that Allaah
will be seen on the Day of Judgement, giving
precedence to Abu Bakr and 'Umar, upon eemaan in the
punishment of the Grave. They do not differ in these
fundamentals. Whosoever opposes them in any of these
matters then they reject, hate and declare such a one
an innovator and cut themselves off from him" (Taweel
Mukhtaaliful-Hadeeth(p.18)
6)Imaam at-Tahaawee(d.321H)(rh) said: "This is an
explanation of the 'Aqeedah' of Ahlus-Sunnaj
wal-Jamaah upon the way of scholars of this religion;
Abu Haneefah an-Nauman ibn Thaabit al-Kofee, Abu
Yousuf Yaqoob ibn Ibraheem al-Ansaree and Abu Abdullah
Muhammad ibn al-Hasanash ash-Shaybanee-may Allaah be
pleased with them all-and the beliefs they held
concerning the fundamentals of of the deen and their
Aqeedah in the Lord of the worlds. "Up until when he
said: "We have eemaan in the Angel of Death who is
charged with taking the souls of all the worlds; and
in the 'Punishment of the Grave for those who deserve
it "('Aqeedatut-Taahaawiyah(nos 79-80)
7)Abdul-Hasan al-Asharee(d.324H)(rh) -said: "The
Mutazilah denied Punishment in the grave. It has been
related from the Prophet (saw) by many ways and by his
Companions (rta). Nothing has been related from a
single one of them denying or negating this, to the
point when there is ijmaa (comcensus) from the
Companions of the Prophet (saw) "(Al-Ibaanah'an
Usoolid-Diyaamah(p.201)He also said: "There is
consensus that the Punishment of the grave is a true
fact, and that people will be tested and questioned in
their graves. So may Allaah, establish us with what He
loves'( Risaalah ilaa Ahlith-Thaghr (p.279) of
Abul-hasan al-Asharee.)
8)Imaam al-Aajuree(d.360H)(rh) said: "Chapter: tasdeeq
(affirmation) and eemaan in the punishment of the
Grave "In which he brings many of the ahaadeeth
related by al-Bukhaaree and Muslim and ends the
chapter by saying: "So what is the condition of those
who deny these ahaadeeth except that they have
deviated very far and are in a huge
loss"(Ash-Shareaah(pp.358-364) of al-Aajuree.)
9)Ibn Abee Haatim (d.327H)(rh) said: "Our chosen way
is to follow the Messenger of Allah (saw), the
sahaabah, the Tabieen and all those who followed them
in goodness, along with abandoning looking into the
innovated matters, to hold fast to the way of the
Ahlul-Athar (People of narrations), such as Abu
'Abdullah Ahmad bin Hanbal, Ishaaq ibn Ibraheem, Abu
'Abdullah Ahmad bin Hanbal,Ishaaq ibn Ibraheem ,Abu
'Ubayd al-Qaasim ibn Salaam and ash-Shafiee, to hold
fast to the Book, the Sunnah and the way of the Imaams
who follow the narrations of the Salaf ,adopting what
was adopted by Ahlus-sunnah from the various cities"
Up until his saying: "Faith increases and decreases
and we have eemaan in the Punishment of the grave
"(Ahlus-Sunnah waI'tiqaadud-Deen (no.14)
10)Imaam al-Barbaharee(d.329H)(rh)-said: "Eemaan in
the punishment of the grave and Munkir and Nakeer"
(Sharhus-Sunnah(no.18)
11)Al-Ismaeelee(d.371H)(rh)said: "Know -may Allaah
have mercy upon us and you-that the way of
Ahlul-Hadeeth ,Ahlus-sunnah wal-Jamaah is to affirm
belief in Allaah, His angels, His messengers and to
accept whatever is recorded in the Book of Allaah-the
Most high-and what is authentically related from the
Messenger of Allaah (saw) until he said: "Punishment
in the Grave is a true fact" (Itiqaad
A'immatul-Hadeeth(no.22)
12)Al-Qayrawaanee(d.386H) (rh) said: Under the
chapter: "What is related in the Sunnah about the
Aqeedah of the heart from the obligatory matters of
the Deen. From this is: Eemaan in the heart and
pronouncing with the tongue that Allaah is the only
deity worthy of worship, none has the right to be
worshipped except Him" Up until his saying: "And
punishment in the Grave is a true fact and the
Believers will be tested in their graves" (Related by
Ibn al-Qayyim in Ijtimaa
'ul-Juyooshil-Islmaayihah(p.152)
13)Ibn Abee Aamneen(d.399H)(rh) said: "Ahlus-Sunnah
have eemaan in the Punishment of the Grave, may Allaah
protect us and you from this"(Usoolus-Sunnah(Q.7)
14)Imaam al-Laalikaaee(d.418H)-(rh) said: "Chapter: a
report of what is related from the Prophet(saw) with
regards to the fact that when the Muslims are lowered
into their graves,they will be questioned by Munkar
and Nakeer, and that Punishment in the grave is a true
fact and eemaan in it is obligatory" (Sharh Usool
Itiqaad Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaah (6/1127) of
al-Laaliaaee.)
15)Imaam al-Bayhaqee(d.458H)(rh) said: "Chapter:eemaan
in the punishment of the Grave"(Al-Itiqaad(p.107) of
al-Bayhaqee.)
>From al-Ibaanah Magazine
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