Will the souls of the Prophets and the midwife depart from Paradise on the Day of Resurrection for judgment? And why will they say "Nafsi Nafsi" (Myself, myself) while they are in Paradise?
The Prophet's (peace be upon him) vision of the prophets in the heavens was only of their souls. As for what will happen in the gathering (Mahshar) such as intercession, this will be after the resurrection of bodies and the return of souls to them. Therefore, there is no contradiction between the enjoyment of souls in Paradise during the intermediary life (Barzakh) and the horrors of the Day of Judgment after the resurrection, because the two lives are different. Bodies will be resurrected on the Day of Judgment, and Allah has forbidden Paradise to the prophets until Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) enters it, and he is the first whose grave will split open. The Prophet (peace be upon him) saw Moses praying in his grave on the night of the Isra' (Night Journey) and also saw him in heaven. So, the soul was there and had a connection with the body in the grave. There is no contradiction between the soul being in the highest companionship (al-Rafeeq al-A'la) and its connection to the body, for the matter of souls is different from the matter of bodies.
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