What it Feels Like to Die | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 8

References

1. Qays ibn Abbad said: “I was in the Masjid when a man whose face showed signs of humbleness came and prayed two rak’ahs that were modest in length. The people said, 'This is a man from among the people of Paradise.’ When he left, I followed him until he entered his house, and I entered it after him and spoke with him. When he felt at ease, I said to him, 'When you entered the masjid, the people said such and such things.’He said, ‘All praise is due to Allah! No one should say what he has no knowledge of. I will tell you why they said that. I saw a vision during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I narrated it to him. I saw that I was in a green garden, and he described the garden’s plants and spaciousness, and there was an iron pole in the middle of the garden affixed to the earth and its tip reached the sky. On its tip, there was a handle, and I was told to ascend the pole. I said, “I cannot.” Then a helper came and raised my robe from behind and said to me, “Ascend.” I ascended until I grasped the handle and he said to me, “Hold on to the handle.” I awoke from that dream with the handle in my hand. I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him about the vision and he said,