Grand Imām of the Azhar Doctor Ahmad al-Tayyib has commissioned the gathering of recordings and episodes disseminated recently regarding the denial or claim of lack of proof of ‘adhāb al-qabr (torment inflicted by God on unbelievers in their tombs from death until the Day of Judgment), to be studied by the Islamic Research Academy, which may take legal action should any violations be proved. The Azhar received a number of complaints about contempt of Islam and defamation of the companions of the Prophet. The video recordings also provoked considerable controversy on social media. Dār al-Iftā’ said that it was not possible for a believer to deny the truth of ‘adhāb al-qabr. However, Doctor Ahmad Karīmah, Professor of the sharī‘ah at Azhar University, said such incitement was intended as a distraction for society from its fundamental issues (Wā’il Fāyiz, al-Watan, Jul. 31, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic here.