An apparent meaning of the texts about Barzakh is not abandoned simply because the relevant experience is hidden from ordinary senses. Lack of observation is not identical to logical impossibility.
Reinterpretation may be considered where a genuine and valid reason demands it, but such a reason must first be demonstrated. The limited reach of human senses does not by itself invalidate a report about the unseen.
The combined reasoning is that rational possibility, together with trustworthy revelation, grounds belief in barzakh punishment and bliss without requiring unsupported explanations of their mode.