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'''Laylat al-dafn''' (Arabic:{{ia|لَیلَةُ الدَّفن}}) or the first night in [[grave]] is the first night after the burial of a deceased person. In [[Islam|Islamic]] culture, this night, its characteristics and events have been extensively discussed. According to [[hadiths]], the first night after burial is an important night for the person passed away and has different stages. Among its important events are meeting different [[angels]], questioning the person and receiving his answers and the pressure of the grave. Some actions such as the [[prayer]] of Laylat al-dafn can help the deceased person to pass these events. The first night in grave is beautiful and relaxing for believers and very harsh and dreadful for disbelievers and wrongdoers. | '''Laylat al-dafn''' (Arabic:{{ia|لَیلَةُ الدَّفن}}) or the first night in [[grave]] is the first night after the burial of a deceased person. In [[Islam|Islamic]] culture, this night, its characteristics and events have been extensively discussed. According to [[hadiths]], the first night after burial is an important night for the person passed away and has different stages. Among its important events are meeting different [[angels]], questioning the person and receiving his answers and the pressure of the grave. Some actions such as the [[prayer]] of Laylat al-dafn can help the deceased person to pass these events. The first night in grave is beautiful and relaxing for [[believers]] and very harsh and dreadful for [[disbelievers]] and wrongdoers. | ||
== Entering the Grave == | == Entering the Grave == | ||
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== Presence of an Angel called Ruman == | == Presence of an Angel called Ruman == | ||
After burying the body, the first angel visiting it is Malik Ruman. In the third supplication of Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, Imam al-Sajjad (a) hails to this angel. The job of this angel is reckoning and summing up the actions of people and compiling them in a file for them which will be considered their action records. The person will carry this file, nature of which is unknown to us, until the Day of Judgment, when it will be opened to him and he will be judged accordingly. | After burying the body, the first [[angel]] visiting it is Malik Ruman. In the third supplication of [[Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya]], [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] hails to this angel. The job of this angel is reckoning and summing up the actions of people and compiling them in a file for them which will be considered their action records. The person will carry this file, nature of which is unknown to us, until the [[Day of Judgment]], when it will be opened to him and he will be judged accordingly. | ||
This angel, based on the person’s actions, advises the next angels to be either harsh or easy on the person. | This angel, based on the person’s actions, advises the next angels to be either harsh or easy on the person. | ||
== Questions of the Grave == | == Questions of the Grave == | ||
Questions of | ''Main Article: "Questions of the Grave"'' | ||
According to hadiths, in this night, the faith of the person will be questioned and that if he believes in God and His Prophet (a) and about whom he took as his leader and Imam in the world. In other hadiths, more questions are mentioned. | Questions of [[Nakir]] and [[Munkar]] are among the most important events of the first night in grave. They enter the grave after the angel Ruman. One of them stands at the right side of the person and the other at his left side and ask him questions. If the person is a [[disbeliever]] or a sinner, he meets those angels having scary faces and they will punish him. His grave will be then filled with fire and thus they will be called Nakir and Munkar. If the person is a [[believer]], he will be able to answer questions with the help of the friends of [[God]] and the two angels will meet him with kind and beautiful faces and will give him the good news of entering the [[paradise]] and his grave will be expanded with [[blessings]] of God. That is when the two angels are called Bashir and Mubashshir. | ||
According to hadiths, in this night, the [[faith]] of the person will be questioned and that if he believes in God and His Prophet (a) and about whom he took as his leader and Imam in the world. In other hadiths, more questions are mentioned. | |||
According to some hadiths, questions and answers of the first night in grave are general and include all human beings. Some scholars have excluded two groups of people from being questioned: people such as Prophets (a) and Imams (a), and those who do not have the requirements for answering such as kids and mentally ill people. ‘Allama Majlisi mentioned that there are no clear hadiths in this regard and believed that it is better not to give opinion about it. | According to some hadiths, questions and answers of the first night in grave are general and include all human beings. Some scholars have excluded two groups of people from being questioned: people such as Prophets (a) and Imams (a), and those who do not have the requirements for answering such as kids and mentally ill people. ‘Allama Majlisi mentioned that there are no clear hadiths in this regard and believed that it is better not to give opinion about it. | ||
According to some other hadiths, questions and answers in the grave are for mere believers or disbelievers. Thus, in his Hayat ma ba’d al-mawt, ‘Allama Tabataba’i did not consider questions and answers in the grave for common people. | According to some other hadiths, questions and answers in the grave are for mere believers or disbelievers. Thus, in his Hayat ma ba’d al-mawt, ‘Allama Tabataba’i did not consider questions and answers in the grave for common people. | ||