Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Janaiz (Funerals)

67- بَابُ الْمَيِّتُ يَسْمَعُ خَفْقَ النِّعَالِ:

(67) Chapter. A dead person hears the footsteps (of the living).

1 hadith · references 1338–1338

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Bukhari · 1338الْعَبْدُ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ , وَتُوُلِّيَ , وَذَهَبَ أَصْحَابُهُ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَسْمَعُ قَرْعَ نِعَالِهِمْ ، أَتَاهُ مَلَكَانِ فَأَقْعَدَاهُ , فَيَقُولَانِ لَهُ : مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ مُحَمَّThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When a human being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their foot steps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask him What did you use to say about this man, Muh8 narrators·parallel chain