Do people recognize one another in the Hereafter as they did in this world?

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Question:
He asks: Do people recognize one another in the Hereafter as they did in this world?

Answer:
Without a doubt, they recognize one another in the Hereafter; they recognize each other among themselves, on the Day when We gather them all, and on the Day when We gather them, yes,

as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other

كَأَن لَّمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّنَ النَّهَارِ يَتَعَارَفُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ

[Yunus 10:45]

they recognize one another, knowing some of them by others, and the father knows his son and the brother knows his brother, but no one is able to help the other

⁽³⁴⁾ On the Day a man will flee from his brother ⁽³⁵⁾ And his mother and his father ⁽³⁶⁾ And his wife and his children,

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

['Abasa 80:34-36]

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

['Abasa 80:37]

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They see them. On that Day, the sinner will wish that he could see some of them, but there is no doubt that they will recognize one another. However, no one will be able to benefit another in that situation, on that Day; everyone will be occupied with his own affair. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3242- 4717] هل يتعارف الناس في الآخرة كما كانوا يتعارفون في الدنيا ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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