Conversing with the dead
Question
Are there known accounts of pious people having the ability to stand by graves and converse with the marhooms buried below?
Answer
We do not know of such incidents.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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