Does the Soul Roam Around the House for a Month After Death?

Question

The author of the book “Subh ka Sitara” (“The Morning Star”), while discussing the soul, writes: it is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira ﵁ that when a believer dies, his soul roams around his house for a whole month and watches how his property is divided and how his debt is paid; then, after a month, it roams around the grave for a whole year and watches who prays for him and who grieves; and when the year is complete, it is taken to the place where all souls are gathered, and there it remains until the blowing of…

Answer

This narration is not in the Sihah (the sound collections); rather, it is contrary to the narrations of the Sihah and unacceptable. Such narrations without isnad are the stuff of misguidance and fitna for the people of bid‘a.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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