05-The torments of the grave - from Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

God has installed His servants in this house to test them and see which of them

the best works. He will then transfer them to the abode of Barzakh where they will await the Day of

the Resurrection, the day when they will be gathered together and when each will be rewarded according to his works.

Topics covered in this book:

• The fate reserved for the dead at the time of the descent into his grave
• What the grave will say welcoming the dead

• The gathering of the dead around the deceased and his interrogation

• Death will be defended in the grave by his good works
• The inhabitants of the tombs will see, morning and evening, their home in Heaven or in Hell
• The chastisements and delights of the grave
• Meetings of the dead in barzakh and their mutual visits
• The dead hear the words of the living, recognize their visitors and know what becomes of their
• relatives
• The place where the spirits of the dead are welcomed in the barzakh
• Visiting the dead and the lessons to be learned from it