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If one sees the deceased in a dream asking him to pay off his debt… what does he do?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. You say that some people among us claim that some individuals who were wronged in this world, or who stole something from people, groan, suffer, and feel pain in their graves. They say they have heard such things, and that the one who hears it says, “Listen, so-and-so, what do you want? What is wrong with you?” And he says to him, “I ask you by Allah to tell my family to return the people’s rights to them,” and he names what is owed to them. Is it a reality that these unseen matters manifest, or is this an illusion on their part? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for this occurring in a dream, it may happen by the permission of Allah. What happens in a dream is that the deceased speaks to the living person who is sleeping, and the deceased speaks to the sleeper and says to him, “Do such and such,” or “Pay off my debt,” or something similar. This happens in a dream. A dream is true; if a dream is from Allah, it is true, and one acts upon it. As for the deceased speaking aloud and saying, “Do such and such” and “Do such and such,” this is not correct. The dead do not speak except in the case of miracles for some of the prophets. As for the deceased, he does not speak and does not speak to anyone.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4768- من رأى الميت في المنام يطلب منه سداد دينه .. ماذا يفعل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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