What is your opinion on some people saying: “He has moved to his final resting place” upon death?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the opinion on this phrase, which is that when one of the people dies, it is said, “He has moved to his final resting place”?
Answer:
No, this is an error. What is his final resting place? His final resting place is either in Paradise or in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. As for the grave, it is temporary. The grave is temporary and is called the barzakh, meaning the waiting place. So the dead are waiting for the resurrection, and this place of theirs is not a place of permanent residence; it is a temporary place from which they will move to the Hereafter. And for this reason, it is called the barzakh. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the opinion on this phrase, which is that when one of the people dies, it is said, “He has moved to his final resting place”?
Answer:
No, this is an error. What is his final resting place? His final resting place is either in Paradise or in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. As for the grave, it is temporary. The grave is temporary and is called the barzakh, meaning the waiting place. So the dead are waiting for the resurrection, and this place of theirs is not a place of permanent residence; it is a temporary place from which they will move to the Hereafter. And for this reason, it is called the barzakh. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3248- 4717] ما رأيكم في قول بعضهم: انتقل إلى مثواه الأخير عند الموت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.