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My friend takes care of widows, orphans, and divorced women, providing them with education, money, and healthcare for the sake of Allah, in accordance with the prophetic hadith which states that the one who strives for the widow and the needy is like the mujahid in the way of Allah, or one who stands in prayer all night and fasts all day. He asks whether he will be counted as a mujahid, and thus be saved from the compression of the grave, the stunning at the blowing of the Trumpet, and the questioning by the two angels?

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All praise is due to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. The text discusses the virtue of caring for widows, the poor, and orphans, explaining that whoever undertakes this work will be resurrected with the Mujahideen (those who strive in the way of Allah) on the Day of Judgment, without having taken a step or spent a dirham. He will also be resurrected with those who fast and those who pray (night vigil), attaining their rank. The text then addresses the issue of the grave's embrace (dhammat al-qabr), clarifying that it afflicts everyone, even martyrs and the righteous, citing the story of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh. It explains that the grave's embrace for the believer is temporary upon entering the grave, after which it expands for him, whereas it continues for the disbeliever.

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