Statement: The deceased has gone to his final resting place
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible for us to say of a person who has died that he has gone to his final resting place?
Answer:
No, it is not his final resting place. The grave is merely a station, a waiting station. Therefore, it is said, “You have visited the graves,” meaning a visit from which you will depart. The grave is a stage of the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) between this world and the Hereafter. The grave is the barzakh between the abode of this world and the abode of the Hereafter. So it is not the final resting place. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible for us to say of a person who has died that he has gone to his final resting place?
Answer:
No, it is not his final resting place. The grave is merely a station, a waiting station. Therefore, it is said, “You have visited the graves,” meaning a visit from which you will depart. The grave is a stage of the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) between this world and the Hereafter. The grave is the barzakh between the abode of this world and the abode of the Hereafter. So it is not the final resting place. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح السنة للبربهاري، من علامات الإيمان - الإقرار بالمسح والرجم - خطر النفاق — islamhouse.com (1:11:06)
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