Hadiths on The Barzakh Life (After death Period)

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19 explained prophetic hadiths on "The Barzakh Life (After death Period)": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This section brings together 19 hadiths devoted to life in the grave: the trial awaiting the dead there, the torments some of them undergo, and the bliss described there. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) warns: "It has been revealed to me that you will be tested in your graves with a trial close to that of the Anti-Christ". A hadith also describes part of the bliss of the grave and of its torment.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on The Barzakh Life (After death Period)

Authentic hadith They spoke the truth. They are tormented, and their torment can be heard by all animals Authentic hadith It has been revealed to me that you will be tested in your graves with a trial close to that of the Anti-Christ Authentic hadith This Ummah will be tested in their graves. Were it not that you would not bury one another, I would supplicate Allah to make you hear what I hear of t Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) went out after the sun had set. He heard a sound and then said: The Jews are being tormented Authentic Indeed, when one of you dies, he is shown his place in the morning and the evening Good hadith Describing part of the bliss of the grave and its torment Authentic They are being tormented, but they are not tormented for a major sin. One of them would not save himself from being soiled with his urine, while the o Authentic When the funeral is placed and men carry it on their shoulders, if it was righteous, it says: Take me forward, Authentic When a Muslim is questioned in the grave, he testifies that no deity is worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah Authentic hadith Between the two blows (of the Trumpet), there will be (an interval of) forty. The people said: O Abu Hurayrah, do you mean forty days? He said: I cann Authentic Lo! Soon a Hadīth from me will be conveyed to a man, while he is reclining on his couch, and he says: ‘Between us and you is Allah’s Book Authentic Among the portents of the Hour is that knowledge will be taken away, ignorance will prevail, adultery will spread, drinking alcohol will be common, an Authentic The Hour will not be established until a man would pass by the grave of another man and say: 'I wish I were in his place.' Authentic The Hour will not come until you fight the Jews: until the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say: O Muslim, this is a Jew behind me; kill h Authentic By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, the son of Mary will soon descend among you as a just judge. He will break the cross, kill the pig, and abolish J Authentic The Hour will not come until the sun rises from the west, and when it rises and people see it, they will all believe Authentic The Hour will not be established until the time is shortened Sahih/Authentic by virtue of corroborating evidence The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned something and said: "That will be at the time when knowledge disappears Authentic There will be in the latter time of my Ummah people who will narrate what neither you nor your fathers have heard. Beware of them

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ