5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

passed away in 929 hijri. He says in his explanation of his
master’s book of ahâdîth, Jâmi’us saghîr: “Disbelievers are not
questioned in the grave. Of Believers, nine kinds of people are
not questioned in their grave: a martyr, a person who dies while
keeping guard against the enemy, a person who dies of an
epidemic disease such as plague or cholera, a person who
does not flee when such a disease spreads, who waits patiently
and then dies for some other reason, siddîqs, children who
have not reached the age of puberty, those who die on Friday
or on Friday night (the night between Thursday and Friday),
those who read the Sûrat-at Tebâraka [and the Sûrat-as Sajda]
every night, those who read the Sûrat-al Ikhlâs on their
deathbed are not questioned in their grave. Prophets
(’alaihimussalâm) are included among the siddîqs.” A deceased
person who has remained in his coffin for a few days is not
questioned. The questioning is done in the grave. Kâdı-zâde
Ahmed Efendi says in the book Âmantu sharhi, which is
named Farâid-ul-fawâid, “The questions are on some of the
articles of îmân or on various articles of îmân and deeds; or
different people are asked different questions.” The book Îmân
ve Ibâdet, by Muderris Muhammed Demir Hâfiz, was published
in 1344 [1926], and was authorized by the committee of scrutiny
of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. It is written in that book, “The
following must be memorized for answering the angels of
Munker and Nakîr in the grave: My Rab (Creator, Owner) is
Allâhu ta’âlâ, my Prophet is Muhammad ‘alaihissalâm’, my Dîn
(religion) is Islâm, my (holy) Book is the Qur’ân-i
’aziymushshân, my Qibla is the Ka’ba-i sherîf, my Madhhab in
belief is Ahl-i sunna wal jamâ’a, my Madhhab in deeds is Imâmi
a’zam Abû Hanîfa.” Ahmed Asım Efendi says in the
explanation of Amâlî, “Even if a corpse was broken into pieces
and then eaten by wolves, or burned in a fire, or decayed in the
sea, he will certainly be questioned and will suffer the torment
or enjoy the blessings of the grave. Disbelievers and sinners
who die without repentance will suffer torment in the grave. It is
said in hadîth-i sherifs that, “The grave will be either a garden
out of heaven’s gardens or a pit out of hell’s pits.” and “We
trust ourselves to Allah from suffering torment in the
grave.” and “Don’t splash urine on yourself. Most people
will suffer torment in the grave because of this.” and “The
deceased person feels annoyance with the wailings of his
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