The distinctive demise of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and His life beyond it

 Imam Malik said: How can you turn your face away from the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), when in Qiyamah, He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the means (Wasila) in the court of Allah and the means of your father Hadhrat Adam (May peace be upon him)?  You should always turn to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), as He is the one because of whom your supplication will be accepted for you.  Allah says: And, (O Beloved,) if they, having wronged their souls, had come to you imploring the forgiveness of Allah, and the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) had also asked forgiveness for them, then (owing to this mediation and intercession) they would certainly have found Allah Most Relenting, Ever-Merciful.  (Subul Ul Huda War Rashad, Vol. 11, Pg. No. 423)

These Hadith and Traditions show that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is alive and offers Salaat.  These Hadith are a clear proof about the life of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  In spite of these explicit words, trying to explain them away is akin to changing the meaning of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and is to reject this Hadith without any explicit proof.

Please see part of a lengthy Hadith in Sahih Ibn Hibban about the aforementioned Hadith:

Translation: When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) entered Bait Ul Muqaddis and then ascended the skies, then Hadhrat Moosa (May peace be upon him) also came.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) met him on the 6th heaven and they conversed………………(Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith No: 50)

It is mentioned in this Hadith that on the first heaven, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) met Hadhrat Adam (May peace be upon him), on the 2nd Hadhrat Yahya (May peace be upon him), on the 3rd Hadhrat Yousuf (May peace be upon him), on the 4th Hadhrat Idris (May peace be upon him), on the 5th, Hadhrat Harun (May peace be upon him), on the 6th Hadhrat Moosa (May peace be upon him) and on the 7th Hadhrat Ibrahim (May peace be upon him)

This Hadith also shows that the Prophets are alive, offer Salaat the way they offered Salaat in their earthly lives and can travel from one place to another.

‘Allama Zurqani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) writes in Mawahib Ladunniya on the authority of Fatawa Ramliyya:

Translation: It is mentioned in Fatawa Ramliyya that the bodies of the Prophets, martyrs and scholars don’t decay after death.  The Prophets and the martyrs eat and drink in their graves, offer Salaat, fast and perform Hajj as well.  (Sharh Zurqani ‘Alal Mawahib, Vol. 7, Pg. No. 369)