How to reconcile the dead hearing the striking of sandals with the fact that the dead do not hear?

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, the one who goes to the judge to resolve his problem. You mentioned that the dead do not hear, yet it is reported in a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, "The dead person hears the striking of sandals after his burial." It is also reported that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people of Badr, "Did you find what your Lord promised to be true?" How do you reconcile these statements?

The Shaykh : Or are you asking me if I said that the dead do not hear?