According to Qur'an:
[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when
death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back That I might
do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is
saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.
And according to Hadith:
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Majah and At-Tirmidhi reported that
Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:
When 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin )Haram) was killed on the Day
of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah met me, and said: "O Jabir, shall I not
tell you what Allah has said to your father?" Yahya said in his Hadith:
"And he said: 'O Jabir, why do I see you broken-hearted?' I (Jabir) said:
'O Messenger of Allah, my father has been martyred and he has left behind
dependents and debts.' He said: 'Shall I not give you the glad tidings of that
with which Allah met your father?' I said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He
said: 'Allah never spoke to anyone except from behind a screen, but He spoke to
your father directly, and He said: "O My slave! Ask something from Me and
I shall give it to you." He said: "O Lord, bring me back to life so
that I may be killed in Your cause a second time." The Lord, Glorified is He, said: "I have already decreed that
they will not return to life." He said: "My Lord, then convey
(this news) to those whom I have left behind." Allah said: "Think not
of those as dead who are killed in the way of Allah, Nay, they are alive, with
their Lord, and they have provision."
In this Hadith, it is clearly stated that no soul may
return back to the world of livings, not even the soul of a martyr or a
messenger. Islam believes in the unseen.
We don't believe in ghosts.
In the name of
ALLAH, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah
guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide
them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but ALLAH
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saw) is His slave-servant and the
seal of His Messengers.
Let me specify. What is a "ghost?" Typically,
this means "the soul or spirit of a dead person who haunts the world of
the living." This definition contradicts Islam; once a soul leaves, it
never returns until the Day of Resurrection.
Regarding ghosts of the dead returning, whether to convey a
message or take revenge, has no basis in Islam.
So,
when a person dies, the soul remains in the grave and a barrier is set up. This
means that a soul cannot return to the place of the living, neither can they
ascend to heaven or hell just yet. Can we, the living, talk to them? The answer
is no.
“Verily, you cannot make the dead hear and you cannot make
the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and retreat.” [An
Naml: 80]
There is only one instance when the dead
can hear. According to prophet MUhammad (peace be upon him):
“After the deceased is placed in his grave and his companions
turn to leave, he hears the shuffling of their feet as they walk away. Then
there comes to him two angels.” [related
by al Bukhari and Muslim]
This is a momentary
possession of the faculty of hearing, which stops at the point when the two
angels come to the dead for questioning him/her.
There are many ayaat and hadith that
talk about what happens to a human soul when it dies. To summarize:
·
The angel of death comes and extracts the soul
·
The angels wrap it and carry it
·
It is eventually returned to its grave
·
The person is asked the questions of the grave
·
They remain there until resurrection day
Going back to ghosts: on the other hand, we have Jinns, which
are mentioned in the Qur'an: invisible beings of great physical strength. They
can possess (enter into and speak on behalf of) humans.
Among the proofs of this are:
Those who consume interest cannot
stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by
Satan into insanity being possessed. That is because they say,
"Trade is [just] like interest." But ALLAH has permitted trade and
has forbidden interest. Surah Baqarah,
verse 275
The highlighted section (my notes),
in Arabic, refers to possession by Jinns.
Islam explains the
realm of the unseen: the jinn.
The jinn are creations of ALLAH that live in the world parallel to us. Jinn is
an Arabic word derived from the verb, Janna, which means
to conceal or hide. As their name suggests, jinn are physically invisible from
us. And this invisibility is probably the reason why some of us have been
denying their existence. Regarding the jinn’s origin, it is mentioned that:
“Indeed, We have created man
from dried clay of black smooth mud. And We have created the jinn before that
from the smokeless flame of the fire.” [Al Hijr 15:26-27]
Like ourselves, ALLAH has created and has
required the jinn to worship Him.
“I did not create the jinn
and mankind except to worship Me.” [Al Dhariyat 51:56]
However, jinn do
possess some powers and abilities that distinguish them from us, which include
taking on a different physical form, like that of a human, for instance. Some
jinn, like us, abuse the powers and capabilities given to them by ALLAH. One of
the several ways that these jinn manipulate their powers is through visions.
“Indeed, he
(Iblis) and his tribe (jinn) watch you from a position where you cannot see them.” [Al
A'raf 7:27]
For some, like my
sister, visions of dead people (whether familiar or strangers) or those of the
‘unseen’ are common. Those who do not believe in the jinn as God’s creation
would be convinced that these are indeed the souls of the departed trying to
tell us something. And this is exactly what the jinn is trying to do: lead us
astray – from our beliefs and the truth.
Other ways these jinn
manipulate us into shirk is through fortune telling, black magic, whispering
into our hearts, or trying to communicate with us.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to ALLAH’s
Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. ALLAH Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
WALLALLAHHUALAMBISSAWAB…
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