أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِحَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ مَکَّةَ أَوْ الْمَدِينَةِ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ إِنْسَانَيْنِ يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي قُبُورِهِمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَذَّبَانِ وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي کَبِيرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَلَی کَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا لَا يَسْتَبْرِئُ مِنْ بَوْلِهِ وَکَانَ الْآخَرُ يَمْشِي بِالنَّمِيمَةِ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِجَرِيدَةٍ فَکَسَرَهَا کِسْرَتَيْنِ فَوَضَعَ عَلَی کُلِّ قَبْرٍ مِنْهُمَا کِسْرَةً فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُخَفَّفَ عَنْهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَيْبَسَا أَوْ إِلَی أَنْ يَيْبَسَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2074
The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم passed by one of the gardens of Makkah or Al-Madinah and heard the sound of two men being tormented in their graves. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “They are being punished but they are not being punished for anything that was difficult to avoid.” Then he said: “Indeed, one of them used not to take care to avoid getting urine on his body or clothes, and the other used to walk around Spreading gossip.” Then he called for a palm stalk which he broke in two and placed a piece of it on each grave. It was said to him: “0 Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, why did you do that?” He said: “May it be reduced for them so long as this does not dry out” or: “until this dries out.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020