Hani, who was the freed slave of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), says that when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) would stop at a grave, he would weep so much that his beard would become wet. Someone asked him, "When you mention Paradise and Hell, you do not weep, but at this you weep?" He replied that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter; if one is saved there, then the subsequent stages will be easier, and if one is not saved there, then the subsequent stages will be more difficult." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "Of all the scenes I have seen, the scene of the grave is the most terrifying."