The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 410
410 Essence of Islām II Ahādīth. A well known Hadith mentions Şalāt in a grave, it is also mentioned in the Ahadith that the dead can hear the sound of footsteps and respond to Assalāmu 'Alaikum. They also have a relationship with heaven. There are different degrees of their heavenly exaltation. Some arrive at the first heaven, others reach the second or third heaven, but all righteous souls are exalted as is men- tioned in true Hadith and is also indicated by the verse: لا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ 175 but the nature of their relationship to heaven or to the graves cannot be determined. [Al-Haq, Mubāņatha Delhi, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 4, p. 215] 175 (Those who reject Our Signs and turn away from them with disdain), the gates of the spiritual firmament will not be opened for them. '-Al-A'raf, 7:41 [Publisher]