Is the punishment of the grave for the soul or the body?

Question : Is the punishment for the body, or for the soul, or for both together, or does it vary such that sometimes it is for both together and sometimes it is for the soul only?

Answer : The answer to that is to say that the default is that the punishment is for the soul. However, it sometimes connects. And the effect of the punishment is seen in the body if it is dug up. Do you understand? So the default is that it is for the soul, but the soul may connect to the body, and then this one enjoys [comfort]. This is what the most precise scholars of knowledge held, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and his student Ibn al-Qayyim, and others.