Is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) alive in his grave?

Question:
The angels conveying the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); some people cite this as evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is alive in his grave?

Answer:
His soul is in Paradise, and it is conveyed to him. His soul is in Paradise, in the highest level of the highest heaven, (peace and blessings be upon him). They convey it to him. His soul is alive. Souls do not die; bodies die. The death of the soul is its departure from the body; that is death. As came in the authentic hadith: "The souls of the believers are birds that perch in the trees of Paradise, and the souls of the martyrs are in the hollows of green birds that roam in Paradise wherever they wish, then they return to lamps hanging beneath the Throne."
The bodies are what perish, except for the coccyx, and the souls remain. The souls of the people of faith are in Paradise, and the souls of the disbelievers are in the Fire. We ask Allah for safety. And if Allah wills to return it to its body at times, there is no impediment.