سورة الواقعة

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Muhammad ibn Zayd narrates from his father: I asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) about the verses: فَأَمَّا إِن کَانَ مِنَ المقرّبینَ * فَرَوحٌ و رَیْحَانٌ و جَنَّةُ نَعِیمٍ [Then if he is one of those drawn near, then (for him is) comfort and fragrance and a Garden of Bliss]. He (peace be upon him) said: "This is about Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (peace be upon him) and the Imams (peace be upon them) who come after him."

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): فَأَمَّا إِنْ کانَ مِنَ الْمقرّبینَ [Then if he is one of those drawn near] — this verse was revealed about Ali (peace be upon him) and his companions.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Muhammad ibn Humran says: I asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) about the verse: فَأَمَّا إِن کَانَ مِنَ المقرّبینَ [Then if he is one of those drawn near]. He (peace be upon him) said: "He is the one who has a station with the Imam."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): These two verses were revealed concerning our friends and our enemies; فَأَمَّا إِن کَانَ مِنَ المقرّبینَ * فَرَوحٌ و رَیْحَانٌ [Then if he is one of those drawn nigh (to Allah), then happiness and bounty] meaning in his grave, and جَنَّةُ نَعِیمٍ [a garden of bliss] meaning in the Hereafter.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abu Basir said: I heard Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) saying: "فَأَمَّا إِن کَانَ مِنَ المقرّبینَ، فَرَوحٌ و رَیْحَانٌ [Then if he is one of those drawn nigh (to Allah), then happiness and bounty] means in his grave, and جَنَّةُ نَعِیمٍ [a garden of bliss] means in the Hereafter."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): When the believer dies, seventy thousand angels accompany him to his grave. When he is placed inside his grave, Nakir and Munkar come to him and seat him up and say to him: "Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your prophet?" He answers: "Allah is my Lord, and Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) is my prophet, and Islam is my religion." Then, in the twinkling of an eye, they widen his grave for him, bring him food from Paradise, and grant him ease and delight. And this is the word of Allah the Mighty and Majestic who says: فَأَمَّا إِن کَانَ مِنَ المقرّبینَ، فَرَوحٌ و رَیْحَانٌ و جَنَّةُ نَعِیمٍ [Then if he is one of those drawn nigh (to Allah), then happiness and bounty and a garden of bliss] meaning it becomes his portion in his grave, and جَنَّةُ نَعِیمٍ [a garden of bliss] meaning in the Hereafter.