The Life of the Prophets in the Barzakh
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The questioner:
Glory be to Allah, and it is as Allah has willed. So the question was asked, O father. What has this Qur'an taught us? Do we know what…
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed.
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned that Allah the Exalted gave life when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Then the people of the graves… they remain with the Prophet of Allah.” Moses (peace be upon him) said…
The Shaykh:
The prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) are alive with the life of the barzakh. There is no doubt in this, because Allah has informed us that the martyrs are alive, so[Ali 'Imran 3:169] if the martyrs are alive, the prophets are even more so, because they are better than the martyrs.
However, the life of the barzakh is not the life of this world; it is a life whose nature is known only to Allah the Exalted. The martyrs are alive, but is it like their life in this world? No, it is a life in the realm of[Al-An'am 6:59] Allah. Therefore, He said in another verse: [Al-Baqarah 2:154] “You do not perceive their life,” because it is not a worldly life, but rather a life of the Hereafter. They are dead in this world, but in the barzakh they are alive with Allah the Exalted. [Ali 'Imran 3:169]
Glory be to Allah, and it is as Allah has willed. So the question was asked, O father. What has this Qur'an taught us? Do we know what…
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed.
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned that Allah the Exalted gave life when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Then the people of the graves… they remain with the Prophet of Allah.” Moses (peace be upon him) said…
The Shaykh:
The prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) are alive with the life of the barzakh. There is no doubt in this, because Allah has informed us that the martyrs are alive, so
And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,
تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَHowever, the life of the barzakh is not the life of this world; it is a life whose nature is known only to Allah the Exalted. The martyrs are alive, but is it like their life in this world? No, it is a life in the realm of
the unseen; none knows them except
الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّاAnd do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَthey are alive with their Lord
أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ
Source
شرح ثلاثة الأصول وأدلتها، تمام الدين وكماله - الإيمان برسل الله - الكفر بالطاغوت — islamhouse.com (1:01:26)
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