Hadith #23
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَانُ بْنُ رِفَاعَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْقَاسِمَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ نَحْوَ بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ قَالَ فَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَمْشُونَ خَلْفَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ صَوْتَ النِّعَالِ وَقَرَ ذَلِكَ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَجَلَسَ حَتَّى قَدَّمَهُمْ أَمَامَهُ لِئَلَّا يَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ الْكِبْرِ فَلَمَّا مَرَّ بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ إِذَا بِقَبْرَيْنِ قَدْ دَفَنُوا فِيهِمَا رَجُلَيْنِ قَالَ فَوَقَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَنْ دَفَنْتُمْ هَاهُنَا الْيَوْمَ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فُلَانٌ وَ
فُلَانٌ قَالَ إِنَّهُمَا لَيُعَذَّبَانِ الْآنَ وَيُفْتَنَانِ فِي قَبْرَيْهِمَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِيمَ ذَاكَ قَالَ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَكَانَ لَا يَتَنَزَّهُ مِنْ الْبَوْلِ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَكَانَ يَمْشِي بِالنَّمِيمَةِ وَأَخَذَ جَرِيدَةً رَطْبَةً فَشَقَّهَا ثُمَّ جَعَلَهَا عَلَى الْقَبْرَيْنِ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَلِمَ فَعَلْتَ قَالَ لِيُخَفَّفَنَّ عَنْهُمَا قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَحَتَّى مَتَى يُعَذِّبُهُمَا اللَّهُ قَالَ غَيْبٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ قَالَ وَلَوْلَا تَمَزُّعُ قُلُوبِكُمْ أَوْ تَزَيُّدُكُمْ فِي الْحَدِيثِ لَسَمِعْتُمْ مَا أَسْمَعُ
Isnad Chain
أبو المغيرة
معان بن رفاعة
علي بن يزيد
القاسم أبا عبد الرحمن يحدث
أبي أمامة
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said regarding two graves: 'These two are being punished now and are being tried in their graves.' They asked: 'For what, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'As for one of them, he did not protect himself from urine. As for the other, he used to spread gossip.' He then took a fresh palm branch and split it, placing it on the two graves. They asked: 'O Prophet of Allah, why did you do that?' He said: 'So that their punishment may be lightened.' They asked: 'And for how long will Allah punish them?' He said: 'That is hidden knowledge which only Allah knows.' He said: 'Were it not for your hearts becoming distressed or for your adding to the narration, you would have heard what I hear.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 23
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21261
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-57651