5/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 586a — Torment of the Grave in Prayer
It is recommended to seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave, the punishment of hell, the trials of life and death, the tribulation of the Dajjal and from sin and debt between the tashah-hud and the taslim
Torment of the Grave Hadith and Seeking Refuge in Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 586a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 586a
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَىَّ عَجُوزَانِ مِنْ عُجُزِ يَهُودِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَتَا إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ يُعَذَّبُونَ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ . قَالَتْ فَكَذَّبْتُهُمَا وَلَمْ أُنْعِمْ أَنْ أُصَدِّقَهُمَا فَخَرَجَتَا وَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَجُوزَيْنِ مِنْ عُجُزِ يَهُودِ الْمَدِينَةِ دَخَلَتَا عَلَىَّ فَزَعَمَتَا أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ يُعَذَّبُونَ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ فَقَالَ " صَدَقَتَا إِنَّهُمْ يُعَذَّبُونَ عَذَابًا تَسْمَعُهُ الْبَهَائِمُ " . قَالَتْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ بَعْدُ فِي صَلاَةٍ إِلاَّ يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
There came to me two old women from the old Jewesses of Medina and said: The people of the grave are tormented in their graves. I contradicted them and I did not deem it proper to testify them. They went away and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me and I said to him: Messenger of Allah I there came to me two old women from the old Jewesses of Medina and asserted that the people of the graves would be tormented therein.He (the Prophet) said: They told the truth; they would be tormented (so much) that the animals would listen to it. She ('A'isha) said: Never did I see him (the Holy Prophet) afterwards but seeking refuge from the torment of the grave in prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 586aIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 159USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1214
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 586a
This hadith about the torment of the grave reports that two elderly Jewish women told Aisha that the people of the graves are tormented in their graves. Aisha did not accept their statement at first. When the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) came, she asked him about it. He said they had spoken the truth and that the people would be tormented in a way that animals could hear. Aisha then said that after this, she never saw him in prayer except that he sought refuge from the torment of the grave. The hadith focuses on the reality of grave torment and the Prophet’s repeated seeking of Allah’s protection during prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) confirmed the statement about torment in the graves.
- Aisha observed him seeking refuge from grave torment in prayer afterward.
- The report links belief in grave torment with supplication for protection.
- The hadith shows Aisha asking the Prophet for clarification.
