Is the punishment of the grave physical or spiritual?
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The fifth question of Fatwa No. ( 10719 )
Q 5: What is the punishment of the grave, and is it physical or spiritual, and is it for the soul and the body both, or for one of them?
A 5: The punishment of the grave is physical for the one being punished, even though the living people in this world do not see it, and it is for the soul and the body both, as the apparent meaning of the texts from the Book and the Sunnah indicates. Allah the Exalted said:[Ghafir 40:46] . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 5: What is the punishment of the grave, and is it physical or spiritual, and is it for the soul and the body both, or for one of them?
A 5: The punishment of the grave is physical for the one being punished, even though the living people in this world do not see it, and it is for the soul and the body both, as the apparent meaning of the texts from the Book and the Sunnah indicates. Allah the Exalted said:
The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."
النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ
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