Is It Possible For A Dead Person To Know About The State Of The Alive?

Is it possible for a dead person to know about the state of the alive?

It is known that the Prophet Muhammad (saw) addressed to the dead people of the polytheists in the Battle of Badr, spoke to them, and said that they heard them (Bukhari, Jana’iz, 86; Muslim, Jana’iz, 9). Also, he advised people to give salam to the dead people when they visited graves, in addition, he went to the Cemetery of Baqi and gave salam to the dead people buried there (Muslim, Jana’iz, 102). Besides, according to a narrative, the Prophet Muhammad informed people that the deeds of the alive people will be showed to their dead relatives and friends, and they will be upset for their bad deeds and happy for their good deeds (Tabarani, al-Mu’jam al-Kabir, IV, 129). Based on these hadiths, some Islamic scholars expressed that the dead people will be informed about the conditions of the alive to the extent Allah allows them.

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA