What is the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the punishment of the grave?

Question:
What is the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the punishment of the grave? Is it upon the soul only, or upon the soul and the body?

Answer:
It is the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community: to believe in the punishment of the grave and its bliss. So the deceased is either granted bliss or subjected to punishment. The people of the Sunnah and the community believe in this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed of this; so his grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise, or a pit from the pits of the Fire.
Therefore, the Muslim must believe in this. Allah showed His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) two people who are being punished: one was a talebearer, and the other did not clean himself after urination.
So the people of the Sunnah believe in the punishment of the grave and its bliss, and that it is a reality for both the soul and the body, but the soul’s share is greater. As Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said regarding the family of Pharaoh: [Ghafir: 46]. And so the righteous deceased is granted bliss in his grave, and the one who is not righteous is subjected to punishment in his grave. And on the Day of Resurrection, the punishment is more severe, and the bliss is greater after the resurrection and rising.