Dear Respected Mufti Saheb, My friend's father died a while ago, and she talks about him sometime. Does talking about him cause him punishment in the grave?
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Dear Respected Mufti Saheb, My friend's father died a while ago, and she talks about him sometime. Does talking about him cause him punishment in the grave?
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Talking about a person after his death is not a means of his punishment in the grave. However, one should not talk evil about a person after his death.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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