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a beholder who is a person of religion, renunciation, and worship, and this has happened to more than one individual. At times he will be standing by the grave of a prophet or some other revered figure and imagine that the deceased has emerged—either from his chamber or from the grave—embraced the visitor, and offered greetings, when in fact it is a devil that has taken on his likeness. On other occasions someone comes to that grave, asks the occupant’s permission in certain matters, and consults him about various issues; a figure then answers him—he may see the figure, or he may hear a voice without seeing anyone
الرَّائِي مِنْ أَهْلِ الدِّينِ وَالزُّهْدِ وَالْعِبَادَةِ وَقَدْ جَرَى هَذَا لِغَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ وَتَارَةً يَرَى عِنْدَ قَبْرِ نَبِيٍّ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ أَنَّ الْمَيِّتَ قَدْ خَرَجَ إِمَّا مِنْ حُجْرَتِهِ وَإِمَّا مِنْ قَبْرِهِ وَعَانَقَ ذَلِكَ الزَّائِرَ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَكُونُ شَيْطَانًا تَصَوَّرَ بِصُورَتِهِ وَتَارَةً يَجِيءُ مَنْ يَجِيءُ إِلَى عِنْدِ قَبْرِ ذَلِكَ الشَّخْصِ فَيَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي أَشْيَاءَ وَيَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ أُمُورٍ فَيُخَاطِبُهُ شَخْصٌ يَرَاهُ أَوْ يَسْمَعُ صَوْتًا وَلَا يَرَى