FatwaFederal TerritoriesCreed (Aqidah)
IRSYAD HUKUM KE-112: BOLEHKAH ROH ORANG YANG TELAH MATI KEMBALI KE DUNIA
Can the spirit of a deceased person return to the world?
Short answer
The spirit of a deceased person cannot return to the world, whether to visit family, take revenge or do anything else, and whether the spirit is good or bad.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The spirit of a deceased person cannot return to the world, whether to visit family, take revenge or do anything else, and whether the spirit is good or bad. The spirit is in barzakh, which acts as a barrier to its return. This position rests on Quranic verses, the commentary of exegetes and the hadith of Jabir RA reported by Ahmad, whose chain is hasan. The fatwa also notes an opinion that the spirits of the dead may meet the spirits of the living during sleep in dreams.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mereka yang telah mati meninggalkan kita, roh mereka tidak mungkin kembali ke dunia lagi.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-112: BOLEHKAH ROH ORANG YANG TELAH MATI KEMBALI KE DUNIA”, 19 May 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1262-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-112-bolehkah-roh-orang-yang-telah-mati-kembali-ke-dunia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-spirit-of-the-dead-return-to-world/