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Principle 5: Belief in Last Day 295
ofHis Signs while concealing them from others. Yet, ifAllah reveals
His Signs <strong>to</strong> all His servants, then there will be no wisdom behind
obligations and belief in the Unseen; rather, the people would s<strong>to</strong>p
burying whoever dies amongst them. This is stated in Sabll! Muslim
(Muslim's Authentic <strong>Book</strong> ofHadith) that Allah's Messenger (PB UH)
said, 'Were it not for the reason that you would s<strong>to</strong>p burying (your
dead), I would invoke Allah <strong>to</strong> make you hear the punishment in
the grave, which I am hearing.'."
3) Causes ofTorment in Grave:
The great scholar, As-Safarlni, said:
«The causes due <strong>to</strong> which some people are <strong>to</strong>rmented in the grave are of
two kinds: General causes and detailed ones.
As for the general causes, people may be punished for their ignorance
ofAllah, disobeying Him, and committing sins. This is because Allah,
Exalted be He, does not punish any soul that has known Him, loved
Him, obeyed Him and refrained from committing sins, nor does He
<strong>to</strong>rment a body which was oncejoined with such a soul. This is because
the punishment in the grave or in the Hereafter is the consequence
of the anger and wrath ofAllah upon His disobeying servant. Thus,
whoever causes the anger and wrath of Allah in this world through
committing prohibited acts and does not repent before death, is <strong>to</strong>
receive a punishment in the grave equal <strong>to</strong> the wrath of Allah upon
him. People are of different categories, in this concern, according <strong>to</strong>
their deeds.
As for the detailed causes, Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said concerning
the two persons <strong>to</strong>rmented in their graves that one of them used <strong>to</strong> go
about with malicious gossip <strong>to</strong> make enmity between people, while the
other never saved himself from being soiled with his urine. Then, the
Prophet (PBUH) mentioned the person <strong>to</strong>rmented in the grave because
he performed prayer without purifying himself with ablution, the one
who passed by someone being wronged and he did not help him, and
the one who recited the Quran by night but did not act according <strong>to</strong> its
teachings by day. The Prophet (PBUH) also mentioned the punishment
in the grave that befalls the adulterers, the adulteresses, those who deal
in usury, and those who show sluggishness in performing Fajr (Dawn)
Prayer. In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) mentioned the punishment of
those who refuse giving the Zakah, those who stir up discord among
people, the arrogant ones, hypocrites, slanderers and backbiters.