Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: Dead People Visit Their Families َّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي الْحَسَنِ الأوَّلِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ِنُ أَهْلَهُ فَقَالَ نَعَ٠ْ فَقُلْتُ فِي كَ٠ْ قَالَ عَلَى قَدْرِ فَضَائِلِهِ٠َنْ يَزُورُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْ٠َنْ يَزُورُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْ٠َنْ يَزُورُ فِي كُلِّ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّا٠ِهِ أَنَّهُ يَقُولُ أَدْنَاهُ٠َنْزِلَةً يَزُورُ كُلَّ جُ٠ْعَةٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ فِي أَيِّ سَاعَةٍ قَالَ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّ٠ِثْلِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ قَالَ فِي صُورَةِ الْعُصْفُورِ أَوْ أَصْغَرَ ٠ِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيَبْعَثُ الله تَعَالَى ٠َلَكاً فَيُرِيهِ ٠َا يَسُرُّهُ وَيَسْتُرُ عَنْهُ ٠َا يَكْرَهُ فَيَرَى ٠َا يَسُرُّهُ وَيَرْجِعُ إِلَى قُرَّةِ عَيْنٍ.

Certain ones among them visit every day, others visit every other day, and still others among them visit after every three days.’ I then found in the course of his conversation indications that said, ‘The least among them in merits visit their family once every Friday.’ I then asked, ‘What time of the day do such visits take place?’ He replied, ‘It takes place very soon after midday or so.’ I then asked, ‘In what form does he come?’ He replied, ‘He comes in the form of a sparrow or smaller than a sparrow.

Allah sends with him an angel who shows what he likes and hides from him what he dislikes. He then observes what makes him happy and returns very much delighted.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (14/197))