Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:3887 حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ طَارِقٍ ثنا مَسْلَمَةُ بْنُ عُلَيٍّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَلَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي رُهْمٍ السَّمَاعِيَّ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ نَفْسَ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِذَا قُبِضَتْ تَلَقَّاهَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ عَبَادِ اللهِ كَمَا تَلْقَوْنَ الْبَشِيرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُونَ انْظُرُوا صَاحِبَكُمْ يَسْتَرِيحُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ فِي كَرْبٍ شَدِيدٍ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُونَهُ مَاذَا فَعَلَ فُلَانٌ؟ وَمَا فَعَلَتْ فُلَانَةُ؟ هَلْ تَزَوَّجَتْ؟ فَإِذَا سَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ قَدْ مَاتَ قَبْلَهُ فَيَقُولُ أَيْهَاتَ قَدْ مَاتَ ذَاكَ قَبْلِي فَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ذُهِبَتْ بِهِ إِلَى أُمِّهِ الْهَاوِيَةِ فَبِئْسَتِ الْأُمُّ وَبِئْسَتِ الْمُرَبِّيَةُ قَالَ وَإِنَّ أَعْمَالَكُمْ تُعْرَضُ عَلَى أَقَارِبِكُمْ وَعَشَائِرِكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْآخِرَةِ فَإِنْ كَانَ خَيْرًا فَرِحُوا وَاسْتَبْشَرُوا وَقَالُوا اللهُمَّ هَذَا فَضْلُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ فَأَتْمِمْ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمِتْهُ عَلَيْهَا وَيُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمَلُ الْمُسِيءِ فَيَقُولُونَ اللهُمَّ أَلْهِمْهُ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا تَرْضَى بِهِ عَنْهُ وتُقَرِّبُهُ إِلَيْكَ
English Translation
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: When the soul of a believer is taken, the people of mercy from the servants of Allah receive it, just as you receive the bearer of glad tidings in this world. They say: Let your companion rest, for he was in severe distress. Then they ask him: What happened to so-and-so? What happened to so-and-so woman? Has she married? When they ask about someone who died before him, he says: Alas, that one died before me. They say: Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him we return. He has been taken to his mother, the Abyss (Hawiyah). What a terrible mother and what a terrible caretaker. He said: Your deeds are presented to your relatives and clan among the people of the Hereafter. If they are good, they rejoice and are glad, saying: O Allah, this is Your bounty and mercy, so complete Your favor upon him and cause him to die upon it. And the deeds of the wrongdoer are presented to them, and they say: O Allah, inspire him to do righteous deeds that please You and bring him close to You.