Are the Prophets Alive in Their Graves? Answered by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari The belief (Aqidah) of the mainstream Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah is that our beloved Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and all the other Prophets are alive in their graves. This life is physical and worldly (dunyawiyyah), and not just a spiritual one with the soul (barzakhiyyah), as the latter is common for all the people. I thought the deobandi (and salafi for that matter) position was that the Prophet saw is NOT alive in this world? Does Mufti ibn Adam's (who is a deobandi) fatwa above go against the mainstream deobandi view? Also, is it it forbidden to pray behind someone who believes the Prophet is physically alive in his grave?