Does the deceased hear in his grave?
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The Shaykh : ... and likewise he heard the striking of the sandals, and likewise the Quraysh heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuking them in the well of Badr. So this is established, and what is other than this is not established.
As for what has been reported from some dreams, and what some jurists have mentioned regarding the deceased hearing the disbeliever when he acts at his grave and being distressed by it, this is a matter requiring consideration.
So the conclusion is that we say: what is established by the text is established, following the text; and what is not established by the text, we do not establish it. However, it is possible that a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) may occur for some people, where they hear or are informed of what their relatives are doing. This may happen. The original principle is that the dead are not in the same state as the living; this is the original principle.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Be patient, be patient, the time of al-Bukhari has entered...
As for what has been reported from some dreams, and what some jurists have mentioned regarding the deceased hearing the disbeliever when he acts at his grave and being distressed by it, this is a matter requiring consideration.
So the conclusion is that we say: what is established by the text is established, following the text; and what is not established by the text, we do not establish it. However, it is possible that a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) may occur for some people, where they hear or are informed of what their relatives are doing. This may happen. The original principle is that the dead are not in the same state as the living; this is the original principle.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Be patient, be patient, the time of al-Bukhari has entered...