The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: “Three things follow the dead to his grave for burial, two of them come back and one stays with the dead person: his family, his money, and his deeds. His family and money come back while his deeds remain with him”.

Furthermore, when the dead person is in the coffin and being carried on the shoulders to be buried, his soul hovers over the coffin. The soul of the upright believer will be so happy and anxious to finally experience the enjoyment of the grave that it had believed in and worked for. It will say: “Hurry me forward, hurry me forward”.

On the other hand, the soul of the non-believer will say: “Take me back, take me back”.