Greeting the Prophet after his death

Question:
And the Shaykh mentioned the sixth argument, which is that the greeting to the Prophet is saying, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Messenger of Allah, and His mercy and blessings." But we found a hadith in which the Companion says, "We used to say during the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), 'Peace be upon you, O Prophet.' And when he passed away (peace and blessings be upon him), we began to say, 'Peace be upon the Prophet.'"

Answer:
I do not know about this hadith, but what do you say about the saying of Allah the Exalted: The Qur'an addresses the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he is dead, and you read the Qur'an and address the Prophet through the Qur'an while he is dead. These are matters in which one should not be strict or go to extremes. Praise be to Allah, the Muslims are still saying, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet," as in the authentic narration. There is no need for this excessive strictness. The Qur'an contains many instances of addressing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), such as "O Prophet" and "O Messenger."