Is it permissible to say of one who has died: he has gone to his final resting place?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to say of one who has died that he has gone to his final resting place?

Answer:
No, the grave is not his final resting place. It is only a station, a waiting station. Therefore, it is said, "You have visited the graves," meaning a visit, and you will depart from the grave. The grave is a barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) between this world and the Hereafter. The grave is a barzakh between the abode of this world and the abode of the Hereafter. Is it not the final resting place? Yes.