What is your opinion on the book: Who Lived After Death by Ibn Abi al-Dunya?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your opinion on the book *Who Lived After Death* by Ibn Abi al-Dunya, and are the stories in it established and have they actually occurred?

Answer:
Yes, some of this has occurred, and Allah knows best. This is mentioned in the Qur'an, that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) brought people back to life, as in the case of the thousands of Bani Isra'il:

those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life

الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ مُوتُوا ثُمَّ أَحْيَاهُمْ

[Al-Baqarah 2:243]

. Also, the story of the murdered man in al-Baqarah, who was struck with a piece of it and Allah brought him back to life and revealed who had killed him, is an example:

as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him.

كَالَّذِي مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّىٰ يُحْيِي هَٰذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ

[Al-Baqarah 2:259]

. And the story of

when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead."

إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ

[Al-Baqarah 2:260]

is also present. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [295 -521] ما رأي فضيلتكم في كتاب: من عاش بعد الموت لابن أبي الدنيا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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