Q. Is it true that people who die at any time between Asr on Thursday and Maghrib on Friday are spared the torment in the grave? What does this time signify?
A. Ahmad
A. As far as death is concerned, this period has no significance whatsoever. It is not true that those who die within this time range are spared anything. Those who receive torment in the grave are not punished because of the time at which they died, nor does the time of their deaths signify anything for the ones exempted from such torment. What determines punishment after death is a person’s deeds. And what determines reward is again one’s deeds, in addition to God’s grace.