06-18-2008, 11:09 PM
Bismillah
as salam alykom
My mother and I were discussing were in Quran it is mentioned about tornment of grave, or is it only established through Sunnah. As we know, the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam used to say a supplication during Salat after the Tasha hud and before ending with Salam in which he sought refuge to Allah from Fitnah (temptation) of hell, grave, living and death and the Masih Addajal. We say so long as the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam sought refuge from something, this is an evidence of the issue being true.
But while searching I found an answer to the same question and thought of sharing it with you:
Allah Say in Quran 40:46:
<b>The Fire; they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon, </b> <b>and
</b> on the Day when the Hour
will be established (it will be said to the angels): "Cause Pharaoh's people to enter the severest torment!"
When you read the Ayah, you will easily understand that the first stage in which they are exposed to fire (may Allah Protect us against it ameen) morning and I do better say evening (a`shayn this is what the Ayah say). This part is succeeded with and which is a particle of adding, so long as Allah Used and, the reason is to differentiate between the first stage and the second in which Allah specified it as on the Day when the Hour will be established. Note as well that will indicates a sense of future again stressing that those two are two different and separate stages of torture (may Allah Protect us against His torture and anger ameen). This leaves no other option but to say that the first stage - since the hour at that time is not still on - will take part in the grave. May Allah treat us with his Pardon ameen.
Sobhan Allah.
