A venerable old man is reported to have said that he prayed to Allah for unraveling to him the mystery of the dead. One night he visualised that the Day of Resurrection had been established and the dead had been coming out of their graves. He found that some dead bodies were reclining on a fine silky brocade (one of the best qualities of silk), some were on a silky cloth, some on exalted thrones, some on flowers while others were laughing and still others were weeping.
He wished the Almighty God had placed the dead on an equal footing. A person spoke to the dead that the distinction had been made because of the difference of deeds performed by them. The men with silky brocade, were those who had acquired good habits, the men with silk were the martyrs, the men lying on flowers, were those who used to keep fasts very frequently.
The men who were weeping were the sinners and the men of high status (the men reclining on exalted thrones) were those who used to live cheerfully in obedience to the command of the Almighty Allah. There was a shroud thief who, after exhuming the dead bodies used to snatch their coffins. He dug a grave.
No sooner did he dig it than he found a man who was sitting on a high throne, and busy in reciting the Holy Qur’an before him. And underneath the throne. a stream was flowing. He was so terrified that he fainted and fell down. The people dragged him out of the grave. When he regained consciousness after three days, they enquired of him the reason for swooning.
He narrated the whole story. Some men, who wanted to see the grave, requested him to lead them to that grave. He was ready to do so, but at night he saw that venerable old man in a dream who prohibited him from doing so otherwise he would get into grave difficulties. When he awoke from the dream, he decided not to tell anybody about the location of the grave.
Allah
/ Rasulullah / علیہ السلام /رضي الله عنه /رَحِمَهَا ٱللَّٰهُ
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