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Aqeedah The Majlis Vol 22 No 11, p.1

Please comment on the following fearful episode: "A man who follows Barelwi practices and beliefs, who shaved his beard and scorned the idea of wearin

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Please comment on the following fearful episode: "A man who follows Barelwi practices and beliefs, who shaved his beard and scorned the idea of wearing the pants above the ankles, hated the niqaab and jilbaab, loved to recite nasheeds, ordered his son to cut his beard, loved western education, did not perform Namaaz, enjoyed a film in which Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was ridiculed, recently died. A couple of weeks before he died, he said that he was reciting durood-e-kabrestan. He was passing his time watching television. He suffered from cancer, and the doctors said that he has about a month to live. When I went to visit him, he was on his last, but he was not reciting the Qur'aan or the Kalimah. These Barelwis worship Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) instead of Allah Ta'ala. The doctors said that his stomach would probably burst. When he died, he was taken to be buried in a Christian cemetery, and his best nasheed was being sung. At the time of the burial it was discovered that the grave was smaller than the coffin in which he was enclosed. The coffin got stuck in the grave. With a shovel they were trying to break and loosen the soil on the sides to enable the coffin to be lowered to the floor of the grave. Loosening the soil proved too difficult. Finally, they started to bang the coffin with the shovel in the attempt to lower it. They hit and pounded the coffin with the shovel, and it made a lot of noise. Bystanders gained the impression that the grave refused to accept his body. After much pounding, the coffin went down a bit at a slant, but still could not reach the floor of the grave. The men gave up hope, and buried him just like that. We felt certain that due to the rough way the coffin was handled, the body was lying upside down. Although the other Barelwis don't understand why this had happened to him because according to them he was a 'pious' man, I hated him for his views and haraam practices. Am I sinful for talking about this happening?"

Answer

May Allah Ta'ala save us from His punishment, and may Allah Ta'ala keep us with Imaan until the very end of life. The deceased's deeds are an adequate commentary of Allah's Athaab. His life-style explains the episode which had enfolded from the time he died to the time he was thrown and knocked into the ground.

In this episode is a sombre lesson for all those who reject, mock and scorn the Sunnah and the commands of the Shariah. Their end comes badly. If your intention is to impart a lesson to others, then you may narrate this fearful episode of this unfortunate man.

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