Ayesha reported,
A Jewish woman used to serve Ayesha, and whenever Ayesha did her any kindness, the Jewish woman would say to her, "May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave."Ayesha said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came in to me, so I asked, 'Messenger of Allah, is there punishment in the grave before the Day of Resurrection?'He replied, 'No. What makes you ask that?'I said, 'This Jewish woman, whenever we do her any kindness, says, May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave.'He said, 'The Jews have lied, and they are the greatest liars against Allah 
. There is no punishment before the Day of Resurrection.'"She said, "Then he remained as long as Allah willed him to remain. One day, at midday, he came out wrapped in his garment, his eyes red, calling out at the top of his voice, 'People, trials have overshadowed you like patches of dark night. People, if you knew what I know, you would weep much and laugh little. People, seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the grave, for the punishment of the grave is real.'"
Azami 3840
Sahihعن عائشة
أن يهودية كانت تخدمها، فلا تصنع عائشة إليها شيئا من المعروف إلا قالت لها اليهودية: وقاك الله عذاب القبر. قالت: فدخل رسول الله ﷺ علي، فقلت: يا رسول الله، هل للقبر عذاب قبل يوم القيامة؟ قال: لا، وعم ذاك؟ قالت: هذه اليهودية لا نصنع إليها من المعروف شيئا إلا قالت: وقاك الله عذاب القبر، قال: كذبت يهود، وهم على الله عز وجل أكذب، لا عذاب دون يوم القيامة قالت: ثم مكث بعد ذاك ما شاء الله أن يمكث، فخرج ذات يوم نصف النهار مشتملا بثوبه، محمرة عيناه، وهو ينادي بأعلى صوته: أيها الناس، أظلتكم الفتن كقطع الليل المظلم أيها الناس، لو تعلمون ما أعلم، بكيتم كثيرا، وضحكتم قليلا، أيها الناس، استعيذوا بالله من عذاب القبر، فإن عذاب القبر حق.
Imam Ahmad narrated it (24520) from Hashim, who said, Ishaq bin Saeed narrated to us, who said, Saeed narrated to us, from Ayesha, and he mentioned it. Haythami mentioned it in Majma (3/54-55) and said, "It is found in the Sahih in abridged form. Ahmad narrated it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih." I say, it is as he said. Ishaq bin Saeed is the son of Amr bin As bin Saeed bin As, the Umayyad, the Kufan, and his father Saeed bin Amr was from Madinah then Damascus, one of the narrators of the two Sahihs. There is no contradiction between this hadith and the previous hadiths, for he ﷺ denied the punishment of the grave at first, then was informed of it, and so he informed his companions of it.On this subject there is also a report from Ibn Masud, as a marfu hadith, "The dead are indeed punished in their graves, so much so that the animals can hear their voices." Tabarani narrated it in Al-Kabir (10/247) from Muhammad bin Uthman bin Abu Shayba, who said, Yaala bin Minhal Sakuni narrated to us, who said, Ishaq bin Mansur narrated to us, who said, Abu Bakr bin Ayyash narrated to us, from Amash, from Abu Waail, from Abdullah bin Masud, and he mentioned it.Haythami said in Majma (3/56), "Its isnad is hasan." I say, in the isnad there is Yaala bin Minhal, whom I could not identify. Even though he is among those mentioned by Ibn Abu Hatim in Jarh wa Tadil (9/305), he is unknown. Also in the isnad is Abu Bakr bin Ayyash, who grew old and became confused in his later narrations.As for what is reported from Ayesha, as a marfu hadith, "Two snakes are sent against the disbeliever, one from the direction of his head and another from the direction of his feet, and they gnaw at him continuously, and whenever they finish they return, until the Day of Resurrection," this is daif. Ahmad narrated it (25189) from Rawh, who said, Hammad narrated to us, from Ali bin Zayd, from Umm Muhammad, from Ayesha, and he mentioned it.Haythami mentioned it in Majma (3/55) and said, "Ahmad narrated it, and its isnad is hasan." I say, it is not hasan, for Umm Muhammad's name is said to be Umayna, and it is also said to be Umaya, and she was the wife of Zayd bin Jadan. Ali bin Zayd was the sole narrator from her, and she is not known, and the scholars are unanimous in declaring Ali bin Zayd bin Jadan daif.