رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ القَبرَ أوَّلُ مَنازِلِ الآخِرَةِ ، فإن نَجا مِنهُ فما بَعدَهُ أيسَرُ مِنهُ ، وإنْ لم يَنجُ مِنهُ فما بَعدَهُ لَيسَ أقلَّ مِنهُ . بحار الأنوار : 6 / 242 / 64 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The grave is the first station of the Hereafter. If one is saved from it, whatever comes after it is easier. And if he is not saved from it, whatever comes after it is no less difficult than it.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 6, p. 242, no. 64
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما رَأيتُ مَنظَراً إلّا والقَبرُ أفظَعُ مِنهُ . تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 284
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I have never seen a scene more horrid than the grave.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 284
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أوّلُ عَدلِ الآخِرَةِ القُبورُ ، لا يُعرَفُ شَريفٌ مِن وَضيعٍ . الجعفريّات : 205 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The first [experience of the] justice of the Hereafter is the grave, it does not differentiate between the base-born and the noble.' al-Jafariyyat, p. 205
