Do the dead hear the words of those who visit them, or do they see them?
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The questioner :
Do the dead hear the words of those who visit them, or do they see them?
The Shaykh :
Sahih al-Bukhari 3978, 3979 .
The questioner :
They do not hear and they do not see.
The Shaykh :
And the dead respond to the supplication of the living.
The questioner :
The story of ... the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ... speaking to them is a report of his doing so.
The Shaykh :
Yes, it is a report, of course, that he heard those whom Allah brought back to life, as Qatadah, the narrator of the hadith, said.
Do the dead hear the words of those who visit them, or do they see them?
The Shaykh :
You cannot make those who are in their Graves, hear you.
وما أنت بمسمع من في القبورThe questioner :
They do not hear and they do not see.
The Shaykh :
And the dead respond to the supplication of the living.
The questioner :
The story of ... the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ... speaking to them is a report of his doing so.
The Shaykh :
Yes, it is a report, of course, that he heard those whom Allah brought back to life, as Qatadah, the narrator of the hadith, said.
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