Awareness Of The Dead And Their Spiritual Life In The Graves:

Awareness of the dead and their spiritual life in the graves:



Wahabis’ Holy of Holy Sheikh of all; Even Ibn Taymiyyah, who is called "Shaykhu-l-Islam" by his Wahhabi Salafee/Tawheed followers, narrates another hadith sahih regarding this. We note that most of his followers today claim that the dead have no perception or power after their demise, i.e. abide by an atheistic and materialistic view of death.

However, to refute them is enough to say their their beloved shaykh, Ibn Taymiyah narrates in his Fatawa (vol.24 p.331) that Rasul-Ullah, sall-Allahu `alayhi wa sallam, said what means, "When one passes by the grave of his believing brother who he had known in this world, then stands by his grave and says, 'Assalamu 'alaykum', the person in the grave will know him and also return his greeting" (ya'rifuhu wa yarudda 'alayihi-ssalam)".

This shows that the dead have awareness and are able to make du'ah for the living, since saying "as-salamu 'alaykum" is a supplication in favor of the person one greets.

Furthermore, against what his Wahhabi followers claim today, Ibn Taymiyah was asked in his Majmu'at al-Fatawa (vol.24 p.362) "Whether the dead could perceive the living acquaintances that visit them." He replied: "There is no doubt that they can." And he stated that evidence to this effect comes from the two Sahih books of Bukhari and Muslim (Kitab al-Jana'iz) where Nabi Muhammad (Sal), said that when the people have buried a dead person and leave for home, the dead person can hear the steps of those who leave (yasma'u qar'a ni'alihim). (This even refers to the kuffar.

What makes Wahabis who have studied Hadith claim that Prophets, Awliya and ordinary dead have no awareness after their demise? Maybe they have not studied properly.

The Great Hadith and Tafsir scholar al-Suyuti was asked the following questions:

Do the dead recognize their visitors and know their states in life?

Do the dead hear what the living say?

Do the souls of the dead meet and see each other?

He replied to all questions: "Yes", and produced a lot of ahadith in support.



Sayyidah Aishah would go there without Hijab (head Covering), as the Prophet (Sal) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (Ra), who were buried there were her Husband and Father. However, when Sayyiduna Umar (Ra) got buried there, she would only go in the room with Hijab. (check Mishkat al-Masabih: Bab Ziyarat al-Qubur).

This action clearly shows that according to Sayyidah Aishah, the dead can feel and see their visitors and are aware of those who come to them and how they come to them. It is narrated in a Sahih Hadith that Nabi Muhammad(sal), said that every person's grave would be either a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a hole from the holes of hell (Rawda mim Riyad al-Jannah aw Hufrah min Hufar an Naar)

There are many Hadith which show that the Sahabah used to kiss the grave of Nabi Muhammad, (sal): Ibn Asakir in Tarikh Dimashq, al-Samhudi in Wafa al-Wafa and al-Imam al-Mujtahid al- Subki in Shifa as-Siqam bi-ziyarat Khayr al-Anaam, narrate that when Sayyidina Bilal(RA), came back to Madinah after many years, he went straight to the Honourable Qabr of Nabi Muhammad(sal) and fell down and put his forehead on the Qabr, and kissed it, saying, "Oh my beloved, Rasulullah (sal)
This was an expression of his love for Nabi Muhammad(sal). No doubt, some of todays Wahabi Salafee/Tawheed "shaykhs" would label Sayyidina Bilal a "Mushrik", claiming that he was worshipping the Prophet (sal)! Astaghfirullah.



Not everything which the Prophet or his Companions did not do would ultimately make things "Haraam". Since the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) himself said: "He who introduces a new good Sunnah in Islam will be rewarded for it ..."



Imam Shafi'i (RA) said: "Anything which enjoys the backing of Shari'ah cannot be an innovation even if the Companions did not practice it, because their abstention from doing something may have been due to a particular reason which was there at that time, or they have left it to something which happens to be better, or perhaps news about a particular them did not reach them all".

Therefore, whosoever alleges that this thing is Haraam on the basis that the Noble Prophet (SAL) did not practice it, then surely he has alleged something which has no foundation or backing in Shari'ah and thus his allegation is refuted and rejected.



The Noble Prophet (SAL) foretold about the coming of such people (i.e Wahabi Salafees/Tawheed) in the Hadith narrated by "Abu-Yaa'li" on the authority of "Huzaifah" who said:



The Noble Prophet (SAL) said: "What I fear most for you, is a man who reads the Qur'an until such time when the blessing of Qur'an is reflected on him and he takes Islam as his Cloak ... he then turns around and strips himself off from Islam and then tosses it away behind his back, then he heads quickly towards his neighbor with his sword unsheathed and he calls him a 'Mushrik'" I said: "O, Prophet of Allah! Who is more worthy of being called a Mushrik the one being attacked or the attacker". He replied, "It is indeed the attacker."




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