1 The Virtues of the Surahs that begin with Ha Mim

Verily you will be tested in the graves.''أَلَا إِن َّكُمْ‏ تُفْتَنُونَ‏ فِي الْقُبُورA'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said,"After that, the Messenger of Allah used to seekrefuge with Allah from the torment of the grave.''This was also recorded by Muslim.It could be said that this Ayah indicates that thesouls will be punished in Al-Barzakh, but thisdoes not necessarily imply that the bodies in theirgraves will be affected by that. When Allahrevealed something about the torment of thegrave to His Prophet, he sought refuge with Allahfrom that. And Allah knows best.The Hadiths which speak of the torment of thegrave are very many.Qatadah said, concerning the Ayah, وَعَشِيا غُدُوا (morningand afternoon),"(This means) every morning and every evening,for as long as this world remains, it will be said tothem by way of rebuke and humiliation, O peopleof Fir`awn, this is your position.''Ibn Zayd said,"They are there today, being exposed to itوَیَوْمَ‏ begins. morning and evening, until the Hour(And on the Day تَقُومُ‏ الس َّاعَةُ‏ أَدْخِلُوا آلَ‏ فِرْعَوْنَ‏ أَشَد َّ الْعَذَابِ‏when the Hour will be established (it will be saidto the angels): "Cause Fir`awn's people to enterthe severest torment!'')The people of Fir`awn are like foolish camels,stumbling into rocks and trees without thinking.''Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn Umar, may Allah bepleased with him, said,60