Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from 'Amra
bint Abd ar-Rahman from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, that a jewish woman came to beg from
her and said, "May Allah give you refuge from the punishment of the
grave." So A'isha asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, "Are people punished in their graves?", and the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took
refuge in Allah from that. Then one morning the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out on a journey and
there was an eclipse of the sun, and he returned in the late morning
and passed through his apartments. Then he stood and prayed, and the
people stood behind him. He stood for a long time, and then went into
ruku for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though
less than the first time, and then went into ruku for a long time,
though less than the first time. Then he rose, and went down into
sajda. Then he stood for a long time, though less than the time
before, and then went into ruku for a long time, though less than the
time before. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than
the time before, and then went into ruku for a long time, though less
than the time before. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. When he
had finished he said what Allah willed him to say, and then he told
them to seek protection for themselves from the punishment of the
grave."
Muwatta Malik Book 12, Hadith 3
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, 'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the affliction of the Fire, the
punishment of the Fire, the affliction of the grave, the punishment of the grave, and the evil of the
affliction of poverty. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the evil of the affliction of Al-Masih Ad-
Dajjal, O Allah! Cleanse my heart with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from all sins
as a white garment is cleansed from filth, and let there be a far away distance between me and my sins
as You made the East and West far away from each other. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from
laziness, sins, and from being in debt."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 80, Hadith 74
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) was narrating (a story), while a bedouin was sitting with him. "One of the
inhabitants of Paradise will ask Allah to allow him to cultivate the land. Allah will ask him, 'Are you
not living in the pleasures you like?' He will say, 'Yes, but I like to cultivate the land.' " The Prophet (ﷺ)
added, "When the man (will be permitted he) will sow the seeds and the plants will grow up and get
ripe, ready for reaping and so on till it will be as huge as mountains within a wink. Allah will then say
to him, 'O son of Adam! Take here you are, gather (the yield); nothing satisfies you.' " On that, the
bedouin said, "The man must be either from Quraish (i.e. an emigrant) or an Ansari, for they are
farmers, whereas we are not farmers." The Prophet (ﷺ) smiled (at this).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 41, Hadith 26