One whose dead lies before him (either literally, or simply has not yet buried them) is exempt from all the normal obligations, like saying the Sh'ma or the blessing after meals. On Shabbat, they perform all obligations. One also does not say the Sh'ma in a cemetery - because it is mocking the dead ("Hear, O Israel" - but they cannot hear!). Several stories are then told which indicate that they do, in fact, hear and have knowledge of the world. The Talmud has ghost stories!
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