Hadith 123

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When the deceased is buried, two angels, black and blue, come to him. One is called Munkar, and the other is called Nakir. They ask him, ‘What did you use to say about this man (Muhammad)?’ He will reply, ‘He is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.’ They will say to him, ‘We knew that you used to say this.’ Then his grave will be expanded for him seventy cubits by seventy, and it will be illuminated for him. Then it will be said to him, ‘Sleep.’ He will reply, ‘Let me return to my family so that I may inform them.’ They will say, ‘Sleep like the sleep of a bridegroom who is only awakened by the one dearest to him,’ until Allah resurrects him from his resting place. But if he is a hypocrite, he will say, ‘I heard people saying something, so I said the same; I do not know.’ They will say to him, ‘We knew you would say this.’ Then it will be said to the earth, ‘Compress him,’ and it will compress him so tightly that his ribs interlock. He will remain in torment there until Allah resurrects him from his resting place.”