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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the deceased seeing his deceased relatives

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Question:
Tell us about the deceased when he dies and is buried: does he see any of his relatives who have passed away among the righteous?

Answer:
Yes, Allah knows best. This is among the matters of the unseen. When the deceased dies, he meets the dead and gets to know them, and he listens to them, as the evidence indicates. They ask him, “What is the matter with so-and-so?” and he tells them about those who have died and the conditions of the living who ask about them and whom he is asked about. Evidence has come regarding this.
In any case, these are matters of the unseen in which it is not permissible to speak except with evidence, because they are part of the knowledge of the unseen, which no one knows except Allah. Yes. He is also asked: Does he remember anyone of those born in this world? Yes. He may remember someone. And some of the deeds of the living may distress him.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/136 — archive.org (5:45)

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