THIRD REMINDER. Yaumu Al-thalaatha, 29th day of Rabeeu At-thaani. (Tuesday, 16th of January). SOME REASONS FOR THE PUNISHMENT IN THE GRAVE OR WHEN WE DIE. Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Let's continue from today's reminders; A man who read Qur’aan then slept at night and did not act upon it by day was punished. Adulterers and adulteresses who could not repent before dying are punished. The one who consumes riba is punished in al-Barzakh, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) testified. According to the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him), the heads of some people will be crushed with rock because they were too heavy for them to get up and pray. Some will graze on al-daree’ and al-zaqqoom (horrid types of food in Hell) because they withheld the zakaah of their wealth. Some will eat putrid, rotten meat because of their zina. Some will have their lips cut off with iron scissors because they caused fitnah (fighting, civil war) with their words and their speech. According to the hadeeth of Abu Sa’eed, those who committed these crimes will be punished. Some of them will have bellies as big as houses; they are those who consumed riba. Some will open their mouths and have stones thrown into them that will emerge from their nether regions; they are the ones who consumed orphans’ wealth. Some will be hung up by their breasts; they are the adulterers. Some will have their sides cut and will be fed with their own flesh; they are the one who engaged in backbiting. Some will have nails of copper with which they will scratch their faces and chests; they are the ones who impugned people’s honour. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that the one who stole a cloak from the war booty will be wrapped in a cloak of fire in his grave. This is despite the fact that he was entitled to a share of the booty, so how about those who wrong others unlawfully? The punishment of the grave is for sins of the heart, the eye, the ear, the mouth, the tongue, the stomach, the private parts, the hand, the foot, and the entire body. These are all authentic from different ahadith. May Allah keep guiding us all and increases us in beneficial knowledge. Aameen.