How to Greet the Deceased and His Knowledge of the One Who Greets Him
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the manner of greeting the deceased? And does the deceased know?
The Shaykh:
To the living, exactly like greeting the living, yes.
The questioner:
And does he know who is greeting him?
The Shaykh:
Evidence has come that he knows who is greeting him, and Allah knows best. The important thing is that we greet him, and it is not our concern whether he hears it or not; we greet him. Allah is capable of all things; He is able to convey the greeting to him and for him to return the greeting to the one who greeted him.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the manner of greeting the deceased? And does the deceased know?
The Shaykh:
To the living, exactly like greeting the living, yes.
The questioner:
And does he know who is greeting him?
The Shaykh:
Evidence has come that he knows who is greeting him, and Allah knows best. The important thing is that we greet him, and it is not our concern whether he hears it or not; we greet him. Allah is capable of all things; He is able to convey the greeting to him and for him to return the greeting to the one who greeted him.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 030-كتاب الجنائز -3- 23-1-22 هـ — archive.org (1:23:57)
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