- Can the torment of the grave appear to the deceased for the living to see, knowing that it is from the unseen? - Is it permissible to violate the sanctity of the deceased, photograph them, and display them to people, even if for the purpose of reminder? - Is inviting to Allah through intimidation and instilling fear better than inviting through love, wisdom, and good exhortation? - Is it permissible to contribute to the distribution of a disc that contains images of a corpse claimed to be tormented in its grave?
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The widely circulated story about a young man, after his burial, experiencing grave torment is unreliable. It is not permissible to claim things that did not happen to frighten people, as warning comes through revelation: the Quran and Sunnah. Furthermore, exhuming a deceased person from their grave is forbidden except out of necessity or a prevailing benefit. If signs of torment appear, they must be concealed, for the sanctity of a Muslim is preserved, alive or dead. Therefore, such matters should not be spread; instead, efforts should be directed towards guiding the living and concealing the faults of the dead.
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