Journey of the spirit, Lesson 10,

1. Journey of the spirit, Lesson 10, Punishment of the grave as per some narrations of the Infallibles (AS).

2. Three things follow the dead person • وقوله(ص) اذا مات ابن ادم انقطع عمله الا من ثلاث صدقه جاريه وعلم ينتفع به وولدصالح يدعو له"فلا تشغلنا الدنيا عن دار الخلود • If a descendent of Adam (AS) dies, hid deed is stopped, except for three things: • Flowing charity • Beneficial knowledge • A pious son who prays for him

3. Three things cause the punishment of grave • Backbiting • Ignoring the impurity of urine • Wasting Allah’s bounties • Corrupted songs and Music– Melted lead in the year.

4. Observations of the Prophet (S) in the Heavens (ME’RAAJ) • He saw the Prophets (AS) Ibraheem (AS), Mosa (AS), Esa (AS) and others. • He saw the Paradise and Hell • He saw people being punished because of some sins, such as: • Those who eat forbidden food • Backbiters • Usurping orphans wealth • Women who expose their hair, and cheat on their husband, the same is for those who cheat on their wife. • Taking unlawful interest from loan

5. Valley of peace -Najaf • The story of the protector of Locust. • The WELAYAT of Imam Ali (AS) is security in the difficult stages of hereafter. • HARITH the HAMADANI. • If the curtains are uncovered from your eyes, the you will see them in circles and circles visiting each other.

6. Chapters of Quraan • ALFATIHA (2/3 of Quraan) • ALTAWHEED (1/3 of Quraan) • ALMOLK • YASEEN • ALWAQEA • Recitation of the whole Quraan • It eases the punishment of grave. • It is light in the grave. • It is the best friend in the grave. • It raises the ranks of a believer قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :"ما من ميت يموت فيقرأ عنده يس إلا هون الله عليه

7. Do not do five and sin as much as you want! • Do not eat the livelihood of Allah and sin as much as you want. • Do not walk on Allah’s land and sin as much as you want. • Find a place where Allah can not see you and sin as much as you want. • If the angel of death comes to take your soul away, reject him, and sin as much as you want. • And if the guard of hell fire wants to take you in the hell fire, refuse to go in it and sin as much as you want.

8. Bringing Gladness to a believer • The Gladness to a believer follows the soul from the beginning to the Paradise, prevents him from the difficulties and takes him to the Paradise.

9. Bringing Gladness to the Prophet (S) • Bringing gladness to the master lady of the creation, the lady of light Fatima Zahraa (AS) is making the Prophet (S) glad too. • Shedding the tears on Imam Hussain (AS) for sure gladdens her (AS).

10. Visiting the Imam Hussain (AS) • The Prophet (S): Who ever visits my son Hussain (AS) I will visit him in the stages of his difficulties in the hereafter, and take him out. • All of the Infallibles (AS) has promised that the one who visits Imam Hussain (AS) will be visited in his difficulties.

11. Door to the Paradise/Hell of BARZAKH • After the angels are done with the questioning, and after he writes his deeds on scroll, and after the pressure of graves, the ghostly body is taken through a door or a channel or a gateway to the Paradise or the Hell fire of the Barzakh, to be entertained or to be punished until the day of resurrection. • Believers they wait anxiously for the Paradise of hereafter, which is much better. • Pure deed is the key to the door of the Paradise-story.