سنن نسائی · Hadith 1480

It was narrated from Yahya bin Saeed that ‘A told him that ‘Aishah told her that a Jewish woman came to her and said: “May Allah protect you from the torment of the grave.” ‘Aishah said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, will people be tormented in their graves?” The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sought refuge with Allah. ‘Aishah said: “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم went out, and the sun became eclipsed. We went out to another room, and the women gathered with us. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came to us, and that was at the time of forenoon. He stood for a long time, then he bowed for a long time, then he raised his head and stood for a shorter time than the first one, then he bowed for a shorter time than the first one. Then he prostrated, then he stood up for the second (Rak’ah) and did the same again, except that his bowing and prostrating were shorter than in the first Rak’ah. Then he prostrated, and the eclipse had ended. When he had finished, he sat on the Minbar and one of the things he said was: ‘The people will be tried in their graves like the trial of the Dajjal.’ ‘Aishah said: ‘After that, we used to hear him seeking refuge with Allah from the torment of the grave.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020