Beware of false hadeeths

Beware of this False Hadeeth
Good Deeds Appear in the Form of a Man in the Grave

How sound is this hadeeth ?
“When a person dies, whilst his relatives are busy with his funeral rites, a
very handsome man stands at the head of the deceased and when the body is
shrouded, that man comes in between the shroud and chest of the deceased, and
after the burial, the people go back to their homes and the two angels Munkar
and Nakeer come to the grave and they try to separate this handsome man from the
deceased so that they will be able to question the deceased about his faith. But
the good-looking man says: ‘He is my friend, he is my friend, and I will never
leave him without intervening under any circumstances. If you are appointed to
question him, then do as you are commanded, but as for me, I can never leave him
until I admit him to Paradise.’ Then the handsome man turns to the deceased
and says to him: ‘I am the Quraan that you used to recite in a loud voice
sometimes and in a low voice sometimes. Do not worry. After the questioning of
Munkar and Nakeer,
there will be no sorrow after this day.’ When the questioning ends, the
handsome man and the angels prepare a bed of silk filled with musk for the
deceased in Paradise.�.

Praise be to Allaah.

What is narrated in the saheeh Sunnah about ones good deeds taking a physical
form and appearing in the form of a handsome man in the grave, including the
deed of reciting the Holy Quraan, is as follows:

1 : It was narrated from al-Bara ibn Aazib (may Allaah be pleased with him) that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“When the believing slave is about to depart this world and enter the
Hereafter, there come down to him from heaven angels with white faces like the
sun, and they sit around him as far as the eye can see. They bring with them
shrouds from Paradise and perfumes from Paradise…� until he said, describing
the state of the believer in the grave:

“Then a voice calls out from heaven, ‘My slave has spoken the truth, so
prepare for him a bed from Paradise and clothe him from Paradise, and open for
him a gate to Paradise.’ Then there comes to him some of its fragrance, and
his grave is made wide, as far as he can see. Then there comes to him a man with
a handsome face and handsome clothes, and a good fragrance, who says, ‘Receive
the glad tidings that will bring you joy this day.’ He says, ‘Who are you?
Your face is a face which brings glad tidings.’ He says, ‘I am your
righteous deeds.’ He says, ‘O Lord, hasten the Hour so that I may return to
my family and my wealth.’�
Narrated by Ahmad (4/362); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Ahkaam al-Janaaiz
(156).

2 : It was narrated that Buraydah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:

“The Quraan will meet its companion on the Day of Resurrection when his grave
is opened for him, in the form of a pale man. It will say to him, ‘Do you
recognize me?’ He will say: ‘I do not recognize you.’ It will say: ‘I am
your companion the Quraan, who kept you thirsty on hot days and kept you awake
at night. Every merchant benefits from his business and today you will benefit
from your good deeds.’ He will be given dominion in his right hand and
eternity in his left, and there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity,
and his parents will be clothed with priceless garments the like of which have
never been seen in this world. They will say: ‘Why have we been clothed with
this?’ It will be said: ‘Because your son used to recite Quraan.’ Then it
will be said to him: ‘Recite and ascend in the degrees of Paradise,’ and he
will continue to ascend so long as he recites, either at a fast pace or a slow
pace
.�
Narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad (394) and Ibn Maajah in al-Sunan (3781); classed
as hasan by al-Busayri in al-Zawaaid and by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah
al-Saheehah (2829).

Al-Suyooti said in his commentary on the hadeeth (2/1242):
“In the form of a pale man�. Al-Suyooti said: This is the one whose colour
has changed. It is as if he comes in this form so as to resemble his companion
in this world, or to draw attention to the fact that just as his colour changed
in this world because of staying up at night to read Quraan, the Quraan will
appear in a similar form because of its striving on the Day of Resurrection
until its companion attains the ultimate goal in the Hereafter. End quote.

We have not found anything in the saheeh Sunnah to suggest that a mans righteous
deeds will appear in the form of a man in the grave except in these two
hadeeths.

As for the hadeeth which you quoted, it is not narrated in any of the reliable
books of Sunnah, and we have not found it with any isnaad, saheeh (sound) or
daeef (weak). Rather it is something that appears in some chat rooms or on some
sites with no proof. Perhaps some ignorant person wrote it himself then
attributed it to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), to
encourage the people to respect the Quraan and pay attention to it, but these
people do not know that telling lies about the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) is one of the worst of sins that doom a person to the Fire
of Hell, and the good intention does not remove the burden of sin for those who
tell lies and fabricate ahaadeeth as if the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said them.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Telling lies
about me is not like telling lies about anyone else. Whoever tells a lie about
me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.�
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1291) and Muslim (4).

And Allaah knows best.
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