It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My mother has passed away, and she had a vow upon her. If I free a slave on her behalf, will it suffice for her? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Free (a slave) on behalf of your mother.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Aas bin Wa'il had made a vow in the days of ignorance to sacrifice one hundred camels. (Then he died, and one of his sons) Hisham bin Aas sacrificed fifty camels from his share, but Sayyiduna Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If your father had affirmed the Oneness (of Allah), and then you fasted and gave charity on his behalf, it would have benefited him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that a man said to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "My father has passed away and he has left wealth, but he did not make any will. So if I give charity on his behalf, can it be an expiation for his sins?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Yes."

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir رضي الله عنه reports that a man came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم and asked: My mother has passed away leaving behind some jewelry, so can I give this jewelry in charity on her behalf? The Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: Did your mother instruct you to do so? He replied: No. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: Then keep your mother’s jewelry with yourself (and do not give it in charity).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma’qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surah Yasin is the heart of the Noble Qur’an. Whoever recites it seeking Allah Almighty and the home of the Hereafter, he will be forgiven. And recite this Surah over those who are near death.

Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.

Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)'s servant Hani says that when Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) would stand by a grave, he would weep so much that his beard would become wet. Someone said to him: You mention Paradise and Hell as well, but you do not weep as much at that time, and yet you weep so much when you see a grave? He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The grave is the first stage among the stages of the Hereafter; if a person is successful in it, then the subsequent stages will be easier for him, but if a person does not attain salvation from it, then the subsequent stages will be more difficult for him. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah! Whenever I have seen (the scenes of Allah's punishment), I have found the scene of the grave to be the most terrifying.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the examiners (angels) of the grave. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Will our intellects be returned to us there? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, just as they are today. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A stone in his mouth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every person among you is shown his place (in the grave) morning and evening; if he is among the people of Paradise, then (he is shown) the place of the people of Paradise, and if he is among the people of Hell, then (he is shown) the place of the people of Hell. And it is also said to him: This will be your abode when you are raised on the Day of Resurrection.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at a funeral, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! This Ummah will be tested in their graves. When a person is buried and his companions leave him, an angel comes to him with a mace in his hand. He makes the deceased sit up and asks: What do you say about this man (i.e., Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him)? If he is a believer, he says: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger. Upon hearing this, the angel says: You have spoken the truth. Then a door towards Hell is opened for him, and the angel says: If you had disbelieved in your Lord, this would have been your abode, but now you are a believer, so your abode is this. Then a door from Paradise is opened for him, and when the deceased intends to move towards it, the angel says: Remain at ease (here). Then his grave is expanded for him. And if the deceased is a disbeliever or a hypocrite, the angel asks him: What do you say about this person (Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him)? He says: I do not know anything, I only used to hear people saying something. The angel says: You neither understood, nor recited, nor received guidance. After that, a door from Paradise is opened for him, and the angel says: If you had believed in your Lord, this would have been your abode, but since you have disbelieved in your Lord, Allah Almighty has prepared another abode for you instead. Then a door towards Hell is opened for him, and the angel strikes him with a mighty blow from the mace, the sound of which is heard by all of Allah's creation except jinn and mankind. Upon hearing this hadith, some people said: O Messenger of Allah! When the angel stands by a person with a mace in his hand, will he not be terrified? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse in reply: {یُثَبِّتُ اللّٰہُ الَّذِیْنَ آمَنُوْا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ۔} (Surah Ibrahim: 27) meaning: Allah keeps the believers firm on the word of Tawheed.