They Know About Your World | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 2

You’re never alone. On this stage called life, the audience is far greater than you can imagine. Angels cheering, devils heckling, unseen creatures witnessing your every move. But the most important observer of all is Allah. While we might crave attention in this world, what truly matters is who’s watching beyond what our eyes can see.

What do the angels say about you? What does the Prophet ﷺ think of you? What news of you reaches the souls who have gone before? It’s time to shift your perspective—because your soul is always on display.

NOTE: All depictions of Barzakh are purely conceptual and only vocals were used in the making of the soundtrack.

References:

1. The Prophet ﷺ said: “When you hear the crowing of the rooster, ask Allah for His favor for it has seen an angel. And when you hear the braying of a donkey, seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan for it has seen a devil.” [Sahih al-Bukhari #3303, Sahih Muslim #2729]
2. Regarding the person who does not answer the questions in the grave correctly, the Prophet ﷺ said: “He will be hit with an iron hammer between his ears, letting out a scream that will be heard by all those around him except for humans and jinn.” [Sahih al-Bukhari #1338].
3. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Be shy of Allah like you would from a righteous person from your people.” [Ibn Hanbal, Kitab az-Zuhd]
4. Those angels who carry the Throne and those around it glorify the praises of their Lord, have faith in Him, and seek forgiveness for the believers. [Qur’an, 40:7]
5. The Prophet ﷺ said: “The heavens creak, and rightfully so, for there is not a space the width of four fingers except that an angel is there, placing his forehead in prostration to Allah.” [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi #2312]
6. Allahs says about Shaytan: “Surely he and his troops see you from where you cannot see them.” [Qur’an, 7:27]
7. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Verily Satan circulates in the body like blood.” [Sahih Muslim #2174]
8. The Prophet ﷺ said: “The devil has an influence over the son of Adam, and the angel has one as well. The devil’s influence is a call toward evil and a denial of the truth, while the angel’s influence is a call toward goodness and affirmation of the truth.” [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi #2988]
9. The Prophet ﷺ said, “When a man goes to bed, an angel and a devil rush to him. The angel says: End your day with good! The devil says: End your day with evil! If he remembers Allah and then falls asleep, the angel will spend the night to take care of him.” [An-Nasa’i, As-Sunan al-Kubra]
10. “The seven heavens and the earth and everyone in them glorify Him. There is not a single thing that does not celebrate His praise, though you do not understand their praise.” [Qur’an, 17:44]
11. Sufyan was asked: “How do Angels know if a person has a bad or a good intention?” He replied: “When a person intends to do a good deed, Angels perceive the smell of musk coming out of him, whereas if his intention is evil, they smell a bad odor.” [Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmu’ al-Fatawa]
12. Allah says: “Neither heaven nor earth wept over them…” [Qur’an, 44:29]
13. Ibn Abbas said: “It used to be that the earth weeps over a believer for forty days.” [Tafsir At-Tabari; Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
14. The Prophet ﷺ when describing the foul stench from the place of the earth of the evil person when he dies put his cloth over his nose to describe how bad it would smell. But the fragrance of the believer would spark the curiosity even of the angels in the heavens saying where is that beautiful smell coming from? [Sahih Muslim #2872]
15. Allah said to the fire: “Be cool and safe for Ibrahim.” [Qur’an, 21:69] .
16. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The angels of Ar-Rahman have their wings spread over it (i.e. Sham).” [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi #3594]
17. Abu Bakr al-Marrudhi narrated: A man from Tarsus told me: “One night, I was thinking about Ahmad ibn Hanbal and how he withstood the lashes of the whip despite his frailty. I became overwhelmed with emotion and cried. That night, I saw a dream in which someone said to me: ‘What if you had seen the angels in the heavens as he was being struck? They were boasting about him among themselves!’
18. I asked, ‘Did the angels truly know about Ahmad’s trial?’
19. The voice replied, ‘There was not a single angel in the heavens except that they leaned forward to witness him as he was being beaten.’” [Al-Maqdisi, Al-Mihna ‘ala Imam Ahl as-Sunnah]
20. Sadaqa Bin Sulaymaan al-Ja’faree has said: I did something detestable which I came to regret after the death of my father. I committed a sin, then I saw my father in a dream where he said to me: My son, I could not have been happier when we considered your deeds to be those of the righteous. However, I was highly ashamed of you on one occasion, so do not disgrace me again in front of the other believers who are also dead. His neighbors said every day after that we would hear Sadaqa making du’a from his home every night:
21. “O Rectifier of the righteous, O Guide of the misguided, and O Merciful to the sinners. Grant me a beautiful return to you from which I never return back to what caused me shame. [Ibn Abi ad-Dunya, Al-Manamat]
22. Anas (ra) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Your deeds are presented to your close relatives who have passed away–if your deeds are good, they celebrate, and if they’re not good they say: O Allah do not cause them to die until you have guided them just as you had guided us.” [Musnad Ahmad]