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When `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) was called upon to offer his funeral
prayer. When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stood up to offer the prayer, I got up quickly and said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! Are you going to pray for Ibn Ubai and he said so and so on such and such occasions?” And
started mentioning all that he had said. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) smiled and said, “O `Umar! Go away from
me.” When I talked too much he said, “I have been given the choice and so I have chosen (to offer the
prayer). Had I known that he would be forgiven by asking for Allah’s forgiveness for more than
seventy times, surely I would have done so.” (`Umar added): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) offered his funeral
prayer and returned and after a short while the two verses of Surat Bara’ were revealed: i.e. “And
never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them who dies . . . (to the end of the verse) rebellion (9.84)” —
(`Umar added), “Later I astonished at my daring before Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) on that day. And Allah and
His Apostle know better.”

A funeral procession passed and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “It has been
affirmed to him.” Then another funeral procession passed and the people spoke badly of the deceased.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “It has been affirmed to him”. `Umar bin Al-Khattab asked (Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
(p.b.u.h) ), “What has been affirmed?” He replied, “You praised this, so Paradise has been affirmed to
him; and you spoke badly of this, so Hell has been affirmed to him. You people are Allah’s witnesses
on earth.”

I came to Medina when an epidemic had broken out. While I was sitting with `Umar bin Al-Khattab a
funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. `Umar said, “It has been affirmed to
him.” And another funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. `Umar said, “It
has been affirmed to him.” A third (funeral procession) passed by and the people spoke badly of the
deceased. He said, “It has been affirmed to him.” I (Abu Al-Aswad) asked, “O chief of the believers!
What has been affirmed?” He replied, “I said the same as the Prophet (ﷺ) had said, that is: if four persons
testify the piety of a Muslim, Allah will grant him Paradise.” We asked, “If three persons testify his
piety?” He (the Prophet) replied, “Even three.” Then we asked, “If two?” He replied, “Even two.” We
did not ask him regarding one witness.

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “When a faithful believer is made to sit
in his grave, then (the angels) come to him and he testifies that none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah’s
Apostle. And that corresponds to Allah’s statement: Allah will keep
firm those who believe with the word that stands firm . . . (14.27).Narrated Shu’ba:Same as above and added, “Allah will keep firm those who believe . . .
(14.27) was revealed concerning the punishment of the grave.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) looked at the people of the well (the well in which the bodies of the pagans killed in the
Battle of Badr were thrown) and said, “Have you found true what your Lord promised you?”
Somebody said to him, “You are addressing dead people.” He replied, “You do not hear better than
they but they cannot reply.”

`Umar set out along with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) with a group of people to Ibn Saiyad till they saw him
playing with the boys near the hillocks of Bani Mughala. Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing his
puberty and did not notice (us) until the Prophet (ﷺ) stroked him with his hand and said to him, “Do you
testify that I am Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said, “I testify that you are the
Messenger of illiterates.” Then Ibn Saiyad asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h), “Do you testify that I am
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) refuted it and said, “I believe in Allah and His Apostles.”
Then he said (to Ibn Saiyad), “What do you think?” Ibn Saiyad answered, “True people and liars visit
me.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “You have been confused as to this matter.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, “I
have kept something (in my mind) for you, (can you tell me that?)” Ibn Saiyad said, “It is Al-Dukh
(the smoke).” (2) The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Let you be in ignominy. You cannot cross your limits.” On that
`Umar, said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Allow me to chop his head off.” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “If he is
he (i.e. Dajjal), then you cannot overpower him, and if he is not, then there is no use of murdering
him.” (Ibn `Umar added): Later on Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) once again went along with Ubai bin
Ka`b to the date-palm trees (garden) where Ibn Saiyad was staying. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) wanted to
hear something from Ibn Saiyad before Ibn Saiyad could see him, and the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saw him
lying covered with a sheet and from where his murmurs were heard. Ibn Saiyad’s mother saw Allah’s
Apostle while he was hiding himself behind the trunks of the date-palm trees. She addressed Ibn
Saiyad, “O Saf ! (and this was the name of Ibn Saiyad) Here is Muhammad.” And with that Ibn Saiyad
got up. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Had this woman left him (Had she not disturbed him), then Ibn Saiyad
would have revealed the reality of his case.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “They now realize that what I used to tell them was the truth. “And Allah said,
‘Verily! You cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. benefit them, and similarly the disbelievers) nor can
you make the deaf hear. (27.80).

`Umar set out along with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) with a group of people to Ibn Saiyad till they saw him
playing with the boys near the hillocks of Bani Mughala. Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing his
puberty and did not notice (us) until the Prophet (ﷺ) stroked him with his hand and said to him, “Do you
testify that I am Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said, “I testify that you are the
Messenger of illiterates.” Then Ibn Saiyad asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h), “Do you testify that I am
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) refuted it and said, “I believe in Allah and His Apostles.”
Then he said (to Ibn Saiyad), “What do you think?” Ibn Saiyad answered, “True people and liars visit
me.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “You have been confused as to this matter.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, “I
have kept something (in my mind) for you, (can you tell me that?)” Ibn Saiyad said, “It is Al-Dukh
(the smoke).” (2) The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Let you be in ignominy. You cannot cross your limits.” On that
`Umar, said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Allow me to chop his head off.” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “If he is
he (i.e. Dajjal), then you cannot overpower him, and if he is not, then there is no use of murdering
him.” (Ibn `Umar added): Later on Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) once again went along with Ubai bin
Ka`b to the date-palm trees (garden) where Ibn Saiyad was staying. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) wanted to
hear something from Ibn Saiyad before Ibn Saiyad could see him, and the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saw him
lying covered with a sheet and from where his murmurs were heard. Ibn Saiyad’s mother saw Allah’s
Apostle while he was hiding himself behind the trunks of the date-palm trees. She addressed Ibn
Saiyad, “O Saf ! (and this was the name of Ibn Saiyad) Here is Muhammad.” And with that Ibn Saiyad
got up. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Had this woman left him (Had she not disturbed him), then Ibn Saiyad
would have revealed the reality of his case.

`Aisha said that a Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to her, “May
Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave.” `Aisha then asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about the
punishment of the grave. He said, “Yes, (there is) punishment in the grave.” `Aisha added, “After that
I never saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) but seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave in every
prayer he prayed.”

A young Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet (ﷺ) and he became sick. So the Prophet (ﷺ) went to visit him.
He sat near his head and asked him to embrace Islam. The boy looked at his father, who was sitting
there; the latter told him to obey Abul-Qasim and the boy embraced Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) came out
saying: “Praises be to Allah Who saved the boy from the Hell-fire.”