What happens to us after we die?

do we stay in our graves until judgement day? or do we go to hell/jannah straight away?

I was asking a friend about it the other day and she said tht there are 2 groups “good souls” and “bad souls” the good souls r allowed to go back to earth and the bad souls are punished. but then on the day of judgement they are punished again so does tht means they are punished twice? I’m not sure if this is true or not, so could somebody share some more light on it

regards

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and when a person dies and we make dua for them every thursdays, is it true they sit on the corner of the ceiling watching over us?

NO! this is not wat we muslims believe... i mean all that good soul bad soul part.....

NO! when we visit someone's grave and pray for them, angels tell them that so and so is visiting you and praying for you, i read dont quote me on this that when you pray for a deceased person they feel it as a breeze.

to answer to your first part of the question read this..... this should explain u :)

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The Holy Prophet (sa) is reported to have said that after our death windows will open up in the grave; for the pious people, windows open from heaven, and for the wicked people they open towards hell. However, if we were to open up a grave, we would not find any windows! So literal acceptance of these words will not convey the true meaning of this subject. It is impossible that the Holy Prophet (sa) should ever misinform us, hence here he had to be speaking metaphorically. Had it not been so, then every time we dig up a grave, we should find windows, either opening into hell, or letting in the fragrant and pleasant air of paradise. But we witness neither of these. So what do the Holy Prophet's words mean?
The grave is actually an intermediary phase of existence between this life and the life to come. Here, spiritual life will progress gradually through many stages until it reaches its ultimate destiny. Then by the Command of Allah, a trumpet will be blown, and the final spiritual form will come into being. In this interim period, different souls would pass through a semblance of heaven or hell before reaching their final stage of perfection, fit and ready to be raised into a completely transformed entity. The Quran illustrates this concept beautifully:

Your first creation and your second creation will be identical. *Surah Luqman (Ch. 31: V.29) *
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This is what i've been told when you die-:
If your a good muslim/person, You get asked 3 questions, Whos your Lord, Whos your prophet, and Whats your religion. You get them right and your grave opens up sooo huuge like a garden and whatever you desire you recieve.... I like to think that no one is getting punish'd in the grave Good innocent people Inshallah will be at peace.

Never heard of this..

And can someone please explain in detail about what happens if anyone knows.
My friends granny told her that when you go to the grave to do dua for someone they can see you naked? Is that true or not??
I would like to know please!

salaam, I’ve just copy pasted elements from : THE LIFE BEYOND THE GRAVE
basically gives a rough idea on Barzakh. I read a really good book on life after death I will see if I can trace it online and post a link InshAllah.

The interval between Death and Resurrection is called Barzakh. During this period a believer feels happy whereas a disbeliever suffers torments. The real reward or punishment will be given on the Day of Judgment after due reckoning.

When a man dies, he is consigned from this world to Barzakh. Regardless of the fact whether the dead body is laid in the grave or cremated, he retains the power of understanding and comprehension.

The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said that when the corpse is put in the bier and the people carry the dead body to the graveyard, if he is a pious person, he requests them to carry him as fast as they can and if he is a wrong doer, he curses the wretchedness in store for him and asks where he is being led to.

He is also reported to have said that except human beings everything else hears the cries of the dead body. If a man were to hear the cries of the dead body, he would faint.

The literal meaning of the word Barzakh is ‘barrier between two things’. From the Islamic point of view Barzakh is the period which intervenes between this world and the life Hereafter commencing immediately after the death of a man and ending on the Day of Resurrection. As soon as a man dies, he enters Barzakh.

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very nice thread cofo.. thx for that... Efaaf, thx for the information.. so good to see people are discussing something important on GS rather then the usual non sense.

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So basically, once you've died you get punished in the grave? and you get punished in the here after too?
What if for example someone has passed away and they was a believer but didnt always pray/drank/drugs/etc
And you prayed and did dua for them? would that help them?

Also when your about to die is it tru if your a bad person your soul get ripped out? And if your good it gets pulled out without pain.
Can someone tell me what is classed as a 'bad' person please?

pata nahi..i dont have any contact with ghosts lol

  1. if a bad person died he/she gets punished in grave as well as after all. The muslim ho believe in Allah SWT and the Last Prophet :saw2: will never go in the hell but as a person do crime he/she hav to spend several years etc in jail as per his/her nature of crime. Same here a muslim who didn’t pray/drank/drugs/etc will serve his/her terms in hell and after finishing his sentence he/she’ll sended to the heaven.

  2. Yes when some1 died two angels come to him/her and will say ur the person who lived in this world doing all the things bad now this is the time we’ll catch ya soul in painful way (so the ripped out his soul like just like a some1 try to pull over nails from your fingure with plas of something esle. And if the person believers and good ‘Naik’ then the angles will request him to please follow us. U done everything in this world as ur God (Allah SWT) desired and this is time to get your rewards. and on his way to heaven a long lines of angels standing welcoming him

Hope my poor english will clear ur points.

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And if you do dua or pray for that person to have success in the here-after will that help them or not?

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There are three ways from which a person can get benefit after death

  1. Obedient Kidz (Naik Oulad)
    Obedient Kidz (Naik Oulad) who pray for their perents or beloved one. Theirs prays turn into goodness (Naikiyan) and debited in their account from which they can benefit on the judgement day

  2. Knowledge which benefit others
    Any kind of knowledge which can help him/her in future. Its like chain-to-chain thing example u teach a word of english. Then that word i pass to my friend, he pass to another so its going on till the day of judgement. This 1 also counts in goodness.

  3. Sadqa Jaria
    Sadqa Jaira is also known as u have build a Masjid or hospital or placed a water cooler for public use. Till the human creaters benefit from it, goodness will be counted in your account.

I hope k now its clear for you if i didn't miss-understand ya question :)

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ok thank u

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:shoaby: :k:

This is all gross falsehood! If you go to hell it is forever. Those who say that muslims will only go to hell for a little bit of time and then get a one-way pass to heaven are attributing lies to GOD. They are wicked. The Quran says this. See below.[Quran 2:80-82] Some have said, “Hell will not touch us, except for a limited number of days.” Say, “Have you taken such a pledge from GOD - GOD never breaks His pledge - or, are you saying about GOD what you do not know?” Indeed, those who earn sins** and become surrounded by their evil work will be the dwellers of Hell;** **they abide in it *FOREVER.***As for those who believe, and lead a righteous life, they will be the dwellers of Paradise; they abide in it forever.

[Quran 4:14] As for the one who disobeys GOD and His messenger, and transgresses His laws, He will admit him into Hell, wherein he abides FOREVER. He has incurred a shameful retribution.
The word ‘Muslims’ means ‘one who submits to the will of GOD’. So, if a muslim is committing sin and transgressions than he is NOT submitting to the will of GOD. Hence, he is not a muslim, but a hypocrite. The Quran is very clear on this.

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^I thought Heaven was promised to everyone eventually?

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erm no, Allah has promised everyone will eventually get to heaven. Only people that do shirk wont ever be allowed in heaven.

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And Allah says when you have sinned seek forgivness straight away, if anything cry to him, Allah always listens to people that have a sincere heart and crys to him. Allah is merciful. I dont know who told you that your in hell forever.

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The only thing I read about Thursdays is that they are able to hear us if we speak to them when we visit their graves on Thursdays and Fridays.

From my understanding, when a person passes away, they remain in the grave until the Day of Judgment. They can see heaven to the side of them, if they were good people. They see hell to the side of them, if they were bad people.

I read a lot of hadiths and searched online for information after my dad died. I don't know how authentic a lot of what i read was, but I like to take comfort in the fact that they can hear us.

One thing I have noticed is that they do come to you in your dreams.

A lot of people will tell you different things ... but at some point, you need to trust your instincts.

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if we dies in the end, we all goes to Allah(swt) and Allahs will do justices like Jannat ya phir Jahhanum. I am knowing since every day that after we all dies (if at all we all dies), Allah(swt) talk in Arabic to us to know what is a judgement days. Those people not speaking in arabic(Malaysian and Indians) will get jahannum. We shud all observe Hazrat muhammed(S.A.W.) principals, idles and Al-Sunnah- pray 5 times, observes Azaan, keep beard, do hijaab and womens never leave home.