When we die, are we reunited with our loved ones right away? Are my dead loved ones all together now? How are they welcomed into the next realm? How often do they get to be with each other?

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:05 When Bilal (RA) passed away

After the death of the Prophet ﷺ, Bilal (RA) would spend the rest of his life longing for the moment that he would be reunited with the Prophet ﷺ.

02:35 When Aisha (RA) passed away

Ibn Abbas (RA) visited Aisha (RA) before she passed away. He mentioned her virtues and then gave her glad tidings as there was only one thing separating her reunion with the Prophet ﷺ.

04:20 Are we reunited with the souls of our loved ones after death?

Ibn Qayyim (Rahimahullah) said that the righteous souls visit one another. They keep the company of those that they love and those that were like them.

05:27 The gathering of souls in Al-Barzakh (Purgatory)

The Barzakh is the period or state between a person's death and the Day of Judgment, when they are resurrected. The souls that had affinity to one another in the realm of souls (before entering this world) and had a natural affinity to one another in this world, will find those like them in the Barzakh. The believing souls will gather with one another.

06:39 Hadiths about the meeting of souls

The journey that the soul takes from being registered as a righteous soul to settling in their new home to welcoming visitors.

09:38 Souls who are not reunited with their righteous loved ones