Is it permissible, from a Sharia perspective, to implement the idea of an application that relies on virtual reality to interact with the deceased through digital embodiment and artificial intelligence conversations?

Interacting with the deceased and speaking to them via artificial intelligence holds no good; rather, it entails several warnings, including: renewing grief and attachment to the deceased, wasting time on what is not beneficial, detachment from reality and immersion in illusions, and it may lead some ignorant individuals to become infatuated with the deceased and seek supplication from them instead of from Allah. If the application necessitates placing their images, this is even uglier and a sufficient reason for its prohibition. It was narrated from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When a righteous man among them dies, they build a mosque over his grave, then they make those images in it. Those are the worst of creation in the sight of Allah."

We must utilize our time for what is beneficial and offer supplication, seeking forgiveness, and charity for the deceased. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, encouraged making the most of time, saying: "Take advantage of five things before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death." And he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about his life and how he spent it, and about his wealth, how he acquired it and how he spent it, and about his body, how he wore it out." And it was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a grave and asked: "Who is the owner of this grave?" They said: "So-and-so." He said: "Two rak'ahs are more beloved to this person than the rest of your worldly life." Therefore, one must disregard this idea and seek what benefits people in their religion or their worldly life.