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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Prayers of the Prophets in Their Graves and the Cessation of Deeds upon Death

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Question:
Peace be upon you, Honorable Shaykh. Some students of knowledge have mentioned that the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) pray in their graves with a prayer befitting their life and their provision. The question is: It is known that acts of worship end with a person's death, and there is no action or obligation of worship except for what the Lawgiver has stated. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that whoever sends greetings to him, may Allah be pleased with him, will be greeted by the one to whom he sent greetings, and he will believe in him with a clear difference.

Answer:
Yes. It is authentically reported that the son of Adam.
When a person dies, his deeds are cut off except for threeإذا مات انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1376Sahih (Darussalam)
This is in the authentic collections. It is also reported that some of the Prophets, or Moses (peace be upon him), or that they pray in their graves.
This is a life of provision, and Allah knows best about it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed with them; he prayed with the Prophets on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj, praying with them in the Sacred Mosque, and they were dead, meaning by their souls. So if this is established, if it is established, there is no room for discussion in it. We affirm it as it came, and this is among the matters of the Hereafter that no one knows except Allah. And if someone belittles this, it would be belittling the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that "his deeds are cut off." It is an exception. Yes, there is no contradiction between the texts. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 06 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / طعم الإيمان/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:51)

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