Punishment in the Grave for Failing to Help the Oppressed
Will Those Who Do Not Help the Oppressed Be Punished in Their Grave? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A servant of Allah was ordered to be struck in his grave with a hundred lashes, but he kept asking and praying until it became one lash. His grave was filled with fire. When it was lifted and he regained his senses, he asked: 'Why did you strike me?' They replied — the angels who were ordered to punish him — 'You prayed a prayer without purification, and you passed by an oppressed person and did not help him.'" (Sahih Al-Jami' 2774, Sheikh Nasser said: Its chain of narration is good). Punishment in the Grave for Failing to Help the Oppressed I said: This servant was punished in his grave and struck with this lash that filled his grave with fire because he passed by an oppressed person and did not help him. The religion of the oppressed person is not specified; they could be non-Muslim. It is enough that they are oppressed for you to help t...