Is life in Barzakh better for a believer than life in this world—even if he were to live in palaces—and is this world, compared to Barzakh, nothing but worry and grief?

The believer's bliss in the Barzakh (interim period between death and resurrection) is more complete than his bliss in this world. The Barzakh life, for the believer, is more perfect than the worldly life. The proof of this is that the believer experiences comfort in his grave, a door to Paradise is opened for him, and his grave is expanded for him as far as the eye can see. In contrast, the life of a disbeliever in the Barzakh is more severe in torment than what he experiences in this world.

Life in the Barzakh is definitively experienced by the soul, and it may sometimes connect with the body. What occurs at the time of burial involves both the soul and the body, as indicated by Hadiths which state that the deceased sits up, is questioned, and his grave is either expanded or constricted for him.

This world is the prison of the believer and the paradise of the disbeliever. The believer finds rest from the toil and hardship of this world after death, entering into eternal bliss, while the disbeliever transitions into eternal torment.