Does the greeting of peace reach the dead other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner : Does ... one greet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ...?
The Shaykh : It appears that there is no difference; his greeting reaches him in any case. However, as for other people, the greeting does not reach them unless one stands at the grave and knows it. If the hadith regarding this is authentic, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr authenticated it, and Ibn al-Qayyim affirmed it in his book *Al-Ruh* (The Soul). Some of the later scholars say that it is not authentic.
The Shaykh : It appears that there is no difference; his greeting reaches him in any case. However, as for other people, the greeting does not reach them unless one stands at the grave and knows it. If the hadith regarding this is authentic, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr authenticated it, and Ibn al-Qayyim affirmed it in his book *Al-Ruh* (The Soul). Some of the later scholars say that it is not authentic.