Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is alive in his grave with a barzakh life
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Fatwa No. ( 4283 ):
Q1: Regarding the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) alive in his noble grave with the soul being returned to the body and physique (the material) with a worldly, sensory life, or alive in the highest heavens with an otherworldly barzakh life without religious obligation, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when death approached him: "O Allah, the highest companion," and his illuminated body is now as it was placed in the grave without a soul, and the soul is in the highest heavens. And the connection of the soul to the fragrant body and physique on the Day of Resurrection, as the Exalted said:[At-Takwir 81:7]
A1: Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is alive in his grave with a barzakh life, through which he enjoys the bliss prepared by Allah for him in his grave as a reward for his great and good deeds that he performed in his worldly life. Upon him be the best of prayers and peace from his Lord. His soul did not return to him to make him alive as he was in his worldly life, nor did it connect with him while he was in his grave in a way that would make him alive like his life on the Day of Resurrection. Rather, it is a barzakh life in between his life in this world and his life in the Hereafter. By this, it is known that he has died, just as others who preceded him among the prophets and others have died. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anbya 21:34] And He said: [Ar-Rahman 55:26-27]
And He said:[Az-Zumar 39:30] . To the like of these verses indicating that Allah has taken him to Himself; and because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) washed him, shrouded him, prayed over him, and buried him. If he had been alive with his worldly life, they would not have done with him what is done with other dead people. And because Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked for her inheritance from her father (peace and blessings be upon him) due to her belief in his death, and no one among the Companions contradicted her in that belief. Rather, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) answered her: that prophets do not leave an inheritance. And because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) gathered to choose a successor for the Muslims to succeed him, and that was accomplished by the establishment of the caliphate for Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). If he had been alive like his life in this world, they would not have done that. So it is their consensus on his death. And because when the trials and problems multiplied in the era of Uthman and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both), and before and after that, they did not go to his grave to consult him or ask him about a way out of those trials and problems and the method of solving them. If he had been alive like his life in this world, they would not have neglected that while they were in dire need of someone to save them from the affliction that surrounded them. As for his soul, it is in the highest heavens; because he is the best of creation, and Allah gave him the wasilah, which is the highest rank in Paradise. Upon him be prayers and peace.
Q1: Regarding the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) alive in his noble grave with the soul being returned to the body and physique (the material) with a worldly, sensory life, or alive in the highest heavens with an otherworldly barzakh life without religious obligation, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when death approached him: "O Allah, the highest companion," and his illuminated body is now as it was placed in the grave without a soul, and the soul is in the highest heavens. And the connection of the soul to the fragrant body and physique on the Day of Resurrection, as the Exalted said:
And when the souls are paired
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْA1: Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is alive in his grave with a barzakh life, through which he enjoys the bliss prepared by Allah for him in his grave as a reward for his great and good deeds that he performed in his worldly life. Upon him be the best of prayers and peace from his Lord. His soul did not return to him to make him alive as he was in his worldly life, nor did it connect with him while he was in his grave in a way that would make him alive like his life on the Day of Resurrection. Rather, it is a barzakh life in between his life in this world and his life in the Hereafter. By this, it is known that he has died, just as others who preceded him among the prophets and others have died. Allah the Exalted said:
And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ أَفَإِنْ مِتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ(26) Everyone upon the earth will perish, (27) And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ (26) وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلالِ وَالإِكْرَامِAnd He said:
Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die.
إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ مَيِّتُونَ
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