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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explaining the error in the phrase: "So-and-so has moved to his final resting place" for one who has died

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The Shaykh : It is derived from the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
Their dwelling is the Fireمأواهم النار
that there is a dwelling place after the grave and that graves are not the end. There is something after the graves, either Paradise or the Fire. And by this we know the error of the famous phrase among people, which is their saying about the deceased: "he has moved to his final resting place". This is a dangerous phrase; meaning, if a person intended its literal implication, it would necessitate denying the resurrection, because if you make the grave the final resting place, what does that mean? It means there is no resurrection. And this is a dangerous phrase. Many people today take words at face value but do not think about the meaning. And this is wrong; the final resting place is either Paradise or the Fire. As for the grave, it is a passage, a passage through which people pass to the resurrection
And between them is a barrier until the Day they will be resurrected ومن روائهم برزخ إلى يوم يبعثون
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Source alathar.net

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