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It was narrated that Hani’ the freed slave of ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan, said:“When ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan stood beside a grave, he would weep until his beard became wet. It was said to him: ‘You remember Paradise and Hell, and you do not weep, but you weep for this?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter. Whoever is delivered from it, what comes after it is easier. If he is not delivered from it, then what comes after it is harder.’” He said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I have never seen any horrible scene but the grave is more horrible.”

حدثنا محمد بن اسحاق، حدثني يحيى بن معين، حدثنا هشام بن يوسف، عن عبد الله بن بحير، عن هاني، - مولى عثمان - قال : كان عثمان بن عفان اذا وقف على قبر يبكي حتى يبل لحيته فقيل له : تذكر الجنة والنار ولا تبكي وتبكي من هذا قال ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " ان القبر اول منازل الاخرة فان نجا منه فما بعده ايسر منه وان لم ينج منه، فما بعده اشد منه " . قال وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " ما رايت منظرا قط الا والقبر افظع منه