Is it permissible to say of a man who has died that he has moved to his final resting place?

Abu Layla : Please, Shaykh, regarding the phrase "his final resting place" for the deceased?

The Shaykh : We were listening just now to the obituary reports that some Arab radio stations have been broadcasting, listing the names of the deceased. For example, they say in this context: "So-and-so, son of so-and-so, has passed away, and his transfer to his final resting place will take place at such-and-such time on such-and-such day." For a long time, I have observed this and occasionally pointed out that the expression "his final resting place" is not a religious expression. This is because this expression is suitable for use by a believer who believes in the Resurrection and the rising, as well as by an atheist who does not believe in the Resurrection and the rising. However, if this expression comes from a believer, it is deficient, whereas if it comes from an atheist, it expresses his atheism; for he does not believe that there is another life after this final resting place and abode. Since it is known that a Muslim must distinguish himself by his words and actions from those who differ from him in their ideas and beliefs, he should also avoid such an expression that implies denial of the Resurrection and the rising. For example, one should say: "His final resting place in the grave." The qualifier is necessary, or "to the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection)," or similar expressions. But this qualifier is most like what I sometimes call patching up the speech, and this patching is not among the Islamic etiquettes. This is because authentic Prophetic hadiths have come to us that command us and teach us manners not to say words that we are forced to interpret after uttering them, or, in my expression, to patch them up. Among these is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): And his other saying: Therefore, among the grave errors resulting from Muslims imitating the disbelievers, even in translating their expressions which do not indicate that they believe in the Resurrection and the rising, is that some Arab radio stations say in their obituary reports: "He will be transferred to his final resting place." This is not the final resting place of the dead. Rather, the final resting place, as our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) said in the Noble Qur'an: So the phrase "final resting place" does not express the Islamic creed at all. Therefore, as it is said, if the opinion of a short-sighted person were to be obeyed or listened to, I would advise these people to change from this expression, which is translated from the expressions of the disbelieving foreigners, to an Islamic expression that does not imply anything that contradicts Islam and the Islamic creed, based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the aforementioned hadiths: This is a reminder, and the reminder benefits the believers.
Abu Layla : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.