Chapter Ten
The Virtue of al-Sāhirah
and the Merit of Those Who Die There or in Jerusalem

Abū ‘Ablah said concerning the words of Allah Most High, “And suddenly they will be upon the earth’s surface”: “It is the tract of land beside Mount Zaytā.”

Abū Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
“Whoever dies in Jerusalem is as though he died in heaven.”

Ka‘b said: “Allah Most High says to Jerusalem in the Torah: ‘Whoever dies within you is as though he died in heaven, and whoever dies in the vicinity of Jerusalem is as though he died there.’”

Ka‘b al-Ahbār said: “Whoever is buried in Jerusalem has crossed the Bridge.” He also said: “Anyone buried in Jerusalem will not be punished.”

Wahb said: “Whoever is buried in Jerusalem is saved from the trial of the grave and its constriction.”

‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Adī al-Māzinī said: “‘Abd al-Razzāq asked me about