In Islam, murder is considered a grave sin, and the
Quran emphasizes the sanctity of human life. While Islam does not
explicitly state that murderers will face "torments of the grave," it
does describe a period of questioning by angels in the grave, where the fate of
the deceased is determined based on their deeds. Muslims believe that
those who die unrepentant for major sins, including murder, may face punishment
in the afterlife, including a temporary stay in hell (Jahannam) to purify
their sins before entering paradise.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
- Sanctity of Life:
Islam highly values human life, considering it
sacred and inviolable.
While the Quran does not detail specific
punishments in the grave, it does mention the questioning by angels Munkar and
Nakir, who will ask about a person's faith and deeds.
- Purification and Punishment:
Muslims believe that those who die with sins will
face some form of punishment in the afterlife, which may involve a period of
suffering in hell before entering paradise.
- Temporary vs. Permanent Hell:
For believers, any punishment in hell is considered
temporary and is meant to purify them from their sins. Unbelievers are
said to face eternal punishment in hell.
- Murder as a Grave Sin:
Murder is explicitly mentioned as a grave sin in
Islam, and the Quran emphasizes the consequences of taking a human life.
- Justice and Mercy:
Muslims believe that Allah is both just and
merciful, and while murderers may face punishment, Allah also has the power to
forgive those who sincerely repent.
- Qisas (Retaliation):
Islamic law also outlines the concept of qisas, which allows
for retaliation in cases of murder, but emphasizes the importance of
forgiveness and compensation.
Let us acquire a story related (Sadqa bin Khalid (mercy of Allah be upon him).
One who commits Murder Suffers the Torments of the Grave (Sadqa bin Khalid (mercy of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said that some old and venerable men of Damascus had told him that they had gone on a pilgrimage. One of the pilgrims died on the way. They borrowed a spade from the residents of that place. They dug the grave and buried the dead man. After burying the dead body, they remembered that they had forgotten the spade in the grave. They dug the grave again and found that the neck and the hands of the dead body had been bound to the spade. On seeing inbound with a chain of fire. He had a small water bag of leather.
That man addressed him as ‘Abdullah and requested him to give him water to drink. In the meantime, another man came out of the same grave and forbade him to give water to that man as he was an infidel. Then he caught hold of the chain and dragged that man into the grave.
Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) states that thereafter, he took his way. At nightfall, he stayed with an old woman in her house. There was a grave at some distance from that house. At night he heard a voice coming from the grave. It seemed as if somebody had uttered the words “Urine and which urine, a water bag of leather and which water bag of leather”. On hearing those words, he enquired from the old woman about the dead man in the grave and asked what those words signify. She replied that the dead body buried in the grave was her husband’s. He took no precautions at the time of urination.
She brought to his notice time and again that, he was worse than animals because even a camel, while discharging urine, usually spread his legs lest urine should pollute his body but he took no precautions at all. As he took no notice of her warning; he had been crying ‘‘urine and which urine” ever since his death. The reason why he was being tortured was that he took no precautions at the time of making water.
Those gentlemen who make water in a standing position should mind that their urine falls, partly on their pantaloons and partly on their legs. Even a dog, while discharging urine, raises his legs—but these gentlemen do not exercise care in this respect. They are worse. than the dogs. Ibn ‘Uma: ‘May Allah be pleased with him states that he enquired of the old woman what was the reason that her husband was uttering repeatedly ‘“‘a water bag of leather and which water bay of leather’. The old woman said that one day a thirsty man had approached him with the request that he might be given water to drink.
He pointed to an empty water bag of leather saying that it was filled with water. ‘When the thirsty man took the water bag of leather, he found that tins were not a single drop of water in it. As a result, he died of thirst. Ever since his death, her husband had been uttering ‘‘a water bag of leather and which water bag of leather’’—that is to say, the water bag of leather which was the root cause of his sufferings. Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) states that on his return from the journey, he described the whole story to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who admonished him not to set out for a journey alone.
(Ibn Abi Dunya).
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