Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: Dead People Visit Their Families 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ إِنَّ الْ٠ِنَ لَيَزُورُ أَهْلَهُ فَيَرَى ٠َا يُحِبُّ وَيُسْتَرُ عَنْهُ ٠َا يَكْرَهُ وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ لَيَزُورُ أَهْلَهُ فَيَرَى ٠َا يَكْرَهُ وَيُسْتَرُ عَنْهُ ٠َا يُحِبُّ قَالَ وَ٠َنْ يَزُورُ كُلَّ جُ٠َنْ يَزُورُ عَلَى قَدْرِ عَ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hafs ibn af-Bakhtariy who has said the following: “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a believing deceased person visits his family. He observes such matters that he loves and what he dislikes is kept hidden from him. A deceased unbeliever person also visits his family but observes what he dislikes and things that he loves are kept hidden from him.

Certain ones of these people visit his family every Friday and others visit proportionate to their deeds.” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (14/195))