Is that which awaits me after death—the throes of death, the questioning [in the grave], the torment of the grave, the blast, the Day of Resurrection, and the Sirat leading either to Paradise or Hell—all confirmed, or are there differing opinions concerning it?
Belief in the Last Day is one of the pillars of faith and the first characteristic of believers mentioned in the Quran. Whoever denies the Resurrection, or Paradise and Hell, or doubts them, is a denier of the Quran and outside the fold of Muslims. The throes of death, the torment and bliss of the grave, the Sirat (bridge), and the Mizan (scale) are established by the Quran, Sunnah, and the consensus of the Ahl al-Sunnah. Shakh Al-Islam summarizes belief in the Last Day as belief in everything the Prophet (peace be upon him) informed us about regarding what happens after death, such as the trial of the grave, its torment, and its bliss. People will be tried in their graves; the believer will remain firm, while the doubter will falter. Then, there will be either bliss or torment until the Hour (the greater resurrection) is established. Souls will return to bodies, and people will rise barefoot and naked. Scales will be set up, deeds will be weighed, registers of deeds will be unfolded, and Allah will hold creation accountable. For the believers, there will be the Prophet's Hawd (fountain), and the Sirat will be laid over the abyss of Hell. Fear of Allah's punishment is a characteristic of the pious, and it is praiseworthy if accompanied by hope and leads to good deeds, but blameworthy if it leads to despair. Death is eased for the believer, who proceeds to forgiveness and pleasure, enjoys bliss in their grave, and their ultimate destination is Paradise.
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