Knowing the People of Paradise About the Conditions of the People of This World
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Finally, you ask: Do the people of Paradise talk about this world and its people, and inform one another that so-and-so has passed away, and also inform about the causes of each one's death, or how is the situation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
A question like this does not have much benefit, but the people of Paradise know something of the conditions of the people of this world, what Allah reveals to them. As for through the dream in which the souls of the dead meet the souls of the living, some inform others of what is happening in this world, and the dead advise regarding some matters that are carried out for them in this world, and the like of that. And Allah is capable of all things.
The Shaykh: The upshot is that the people of Paradise, or the people of the Hereafter, the people of the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection), the people of the barzakh, whether they are the people of Paradise or the people of the barzakh, may know something of the conditions of the people of this world, and they talk about what happened to them in this world, as Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tur 52:25] They said: "Indeed, we used to be among our people, meaning in this world, [At-Tur 52:26-27] "Indeed, we used to call upon Him before, meaning in this world, [At-Tur 52:28] So this is questioning and talking about what happened to them in this world.
May Allah reward you with good. Finally, you ask: Do the people of Paradise talk about this world and its people, and inform one another that so-and-so has passed away, and also inform about the causes of each one's death, or how is the situation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
A question like this does not have much benefit, but the people of Paradise know something of the conditions of the people of this world, what Allah reveals to them. As for through the dream in which the souls of the dead meet the souls of the living, some inform others of what is happening in this world, and the dead advise regarding some matters that are carried out for them in this world, and the like of that. And Allah is capable of all things.
The Shaykh: The upshot is that the people of Paradise, or the people of the Hereafter, the people of the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection), the people of the barzakh, whether they are the people of Paradise or the people of the barzakh, may know something of the conditions of the people of this world, and they talk about what happened to them in this world, as Allah the Exalted said:
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَIndeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah]. (27) So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِIndeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4486- معرفة أهل الجنة بأحوال أهل الدنيا - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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