أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيَّ عَجُوزَتَانِ مِنْ عُجُزِ يَهُودِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَتَا إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ يُعَذَّبُونَ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ فَکَذَّبْتُهُمَا وَلَمْ أَنْعَمْ أَنْ أُصَدِّقَهُمَا فَخَرَجَتَا وَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَجُوزَتَيْنِ مِنْ عُجُزِ يَهُودِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَتَا إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ يُعَذَّبُونَ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ قَالَ صَدَقَتَا إِنَّهُمْ يُعَذَّبُونَ عَذَابًا تَسْمَعُهُ الْبَهَائِمُ کُلُّهَا فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَلَّی صَلَاةً إِلَّا تَعَوَّذَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2073
It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “Two of the old Jewish women of Al-Madinah came to me and said: ‘The people of the graves are tormented in their graves.’ But did not believe them, and I did not want to believe them. They left and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم entered upon me, and I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, two of the old Jewish women of Al-Madinah said that the people of the graves are tormented in their graves.’ He said: ‘They spoke the truth. They are tormented in a manner that all the animals can hear.’ And I never saw him offer any aiah but he sought 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