عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ: مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَبْرَيْنِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُمَا لَيُعَذَّبَانِ، وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ، أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَكَانَ لاَ يَسْتَتِرُ مِنَ البَوْلِ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَكَانَ يَمْشِي بِالنَّمِيمَةِ» ثُمَّ أَخَذَ جَرِيدَةً رَطْبَةً، فَشَقَّهَا نِصْفَيْنِ، فَغَرَزَ فِي كُلِّ قَبْرٍ وَاحِدَةً، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: «لَعَلَّهُ يُخَفِّفُ عَنْهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَيْبَسَا».
Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Bin Abbas -Radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yao- amesema: Alipita Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- katika makaburi mawili, akasema: "Hakika hao wawili wanaadhibiwa, na hawaadhibiwi kwa makosa makubwa, ama mmoja wao alikuwa hajistiri na mkojo, na ama mwingine alikuwa akitembea kwa kuchonganisha watu" Kisha akachukua kuti bichi, akalikata vipande viwili, akapanda katika kila kaburi kipande kimoja, wakasema: Ewe Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu kwa nini umefanya hivi? Akasema: "Huenda yakawapunguzia kinachowapata kwa muda kabla hayajakauka".
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) passed by two graves and said: "They are being tormented, but they are not tormented for a major sin. One of them would not save himself from being soiled with his urine, while the other used to walk about spreading malicious gossip." He then took a green leaf of a date palm, split it into two, and planted one on each grave. They said: O Messenger of Allah, why did you do that? He replied: "Their torment might be alleviated until they become dry."
Uchonganishi na kuacha kujistiri na mkojo ni katika madhambi makubwa na ni katika sababu za adhabu za kaburini.
Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu alifunua baadhi ya mambo yaliyofichikana kama adhabu za kaburini ili kuonyesha alama ya utume wake rehema na amani ziwe juu yake.
Kitendo hiki cha kuchukua tawi na kulipasua vipande viwili na kuviweka juu ya makaburi ni maalumu kwa Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake-: kwa sababu Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu alimfunulia kuona hali za watu wa makaburi yale mawili, hakiwezi kuwa kipimo cha watu wengine, kwa sababu hakuna ajuaye hali za watu walioko kaburini.