The Gathering of the Souls of the Dead in the Life of the Barzakh

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good as well. He asks and says: If a person dies and then his brother or his father follows him after a period of time, and their status in faith is the same, or there is only a slight difference between them, is it possible for them to be gathered together? And how would that gathering be, in souls or in bodies? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is also among the matters of the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) and the matters of the Hereafter, which no one knows except Allah. It is not permissible to speak about them except with evidence from the Shari'ah. There is no doubt that the believer, the later his death occurs, the more he increases in righteous deeds and the higher his rank rises above those who preceded him. The evidence for this is what came regarding two men who were worshippers, or one of them was martyred in the path of Allah. The other remained and reached the month of Ramadan and fasted it, then he died after that. It was seen that the one whose death was later was elevated in rank above the one who was martyred before him. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did he not reach Ramadan and fast it? Did he not pray so much and so much?" They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "That is what made me higher than him in rank, for I was sent with the truth as a Prophet," , or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, that the one whose death is later and who performs righteous deeds and acquires good deeds, he increases thereby in elevation with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) above those who preceded him. This is because righteous deeds are those by which Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) elevates ranks. It has come in the hadith However, the gathering of the believers in Paradise and their seeing one another, this is something established. As Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: "Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and springs, entering them in peace and security. No fatigue will touch them therein, nor will they be removed from it." And in the other verse, He (Glorified and Exalted is He) says: And in the other verse, He (Mighty and Majestic) says: "Nothing from their deeds will be taken away. Every person is a hostage for what he has earned." So Allah may elevate the owner of a rank in Paradise to a higher rank so that the eyes of his parents may be pleased with him and he may gather with them. This is a favor from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The result is that the people of Paradise gather, see one another, their eyes are pleased with one another, and they find comfort in one another. Yes.