Hadith #42

Arabic Text

English Translation

Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated from Humayd, from Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Prophet ﷺ passed by a garden belonging to Banu al-Najjar and heard a sound from a grave. He said: 'When did the owner of this grave die?' They said: 'He died in the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era).' He said: 'Were it not that you would stop burying your dead, I would have asked Allah to let you hear the punishment of the grave.' Then he said: 'Seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the grave.'