Signs of a good end in Islam are: • Uttering the Shahadah (testimony of faith) when dying. • Dying with sweat on the forehead. • Dying on the night or day of Friday. • Dying as a fighter for the sake of Allah. • Dying of plague. • Dying of a stomach disease. • Dying because of being crushed by a falling wall or by drowning. • A woman dying as a result of childbirth, or when she is pregnant. • Death caused by burning, pleurisy and tuberculosis. • Dying while defending one’s religion, wealth or life. • Dying while guarding the borders of Islam for the sake of Allah. • Dying whilst doing a righteous deed.

It is proven that the souls of the believers meet and visit one another. It is also established that one’s soul meets with the souls of his family and relatives.

The punishment of the grave may be for sins of the heart, the eye, the ear, the mouth, the tongue, the stomach, the private parts, the hand, the foot, and the entire body.

1. Al-Barzakh is the period between a person’s death and his resurrection on the Day of Resurrection. 2. Whoever dies as a Muslim, obeying Allah, will be in a blessed state, and whoever dies as a disbeliever, disobeying Allah, will be punished. 3. The punishments vary according to the sins committed. Please see the answer below for details.