The issue of the dead hearing and the difference between our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hearing and that of other deceased people
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he asks: Is it established by the texts of the Qur'an and the Sunnah that the dead hear? And is there a difference between the hearing of the most honored of the inhabitants of the graves, our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the hearing of the general Muslim dead and the dead of the disbelievers? I ask for clarification of this issue, and may Allah the Exalted reward you with the best reward for the Muslims.
Answer:
Matters concerning the dead and the graves are part of the unseen knowledge, which no one knows except Allah. It is not permissible for us to say in them anything except what is established by evidence. Therefore, we do not enter into this topic without evidence indicating that the dead hear or do not hear, or that they know who comes to them or do not know. Correct evidence is necessary; otherwise, the default is to refrain from making a statement in this matter, because this is part of the unseen knowledge which no one knows except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he asks: Is it established by the texts of the Qur'an and the Sunnah that the dead hear? And is there a difference between the hearing of the most honored of the inhabitants of the graves, our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the hearing of the general Muslim dead and the dead of the disbelievers? I ask for clarification of this issue, and may Allah the Exalted reward you with the best reward for the Muslims.
Answer:
Matters concerning the dead and the graves are part of the unseen knowledge, which no one knows except Allah. It is not permissible for us to say in them anything except what is established by evidence. Therefore, we do not enter into this topic without evidence indicating that the dead hear or do not hear, or that they know who comes to them or do not know. Correct evidence is necessary; otherwise, the default is to refrain from making a statement in this matter, because this is part of the unseen knowledge which no one knows except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5490- مسألة سماع الموتى والفرق بين سماع نبينا ﷺ وبين غيره من الأموات - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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