Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
What are the limits of the relationship and interaction between friends? Is there a reward for visiting a female friend? Does righteous companionship have a benefit in the afterlife? Should a female friend conceal her problems and illness from her friend, claiming it is a complaint against Allah and that it is better, or is a friend there in times of hardship to share the burdens of her friend?
Where are Paradise and Hellfire located, and is it true that Hell is in the depths of the earth?
When will the horrors of the Day of Resurrection occur, such as the earthquake and the shrouding of the sun and other events? Will this be between the two trumpet blasts or after the trumpet blast of resurrection? Will all people witness them? What is the correct sequence of the scenes of the Day of Resurrection, from the blowing of the Trumpet until the entry of the people of Paradise and Hellfire?
How can I rectify and strengthen my faith and elevate myself to the degree of faith?
How can a young man of 18 who sometimes falls into sins be advised, and what are the names of recommended books on asceticism (zuhd) and sincerity (ikhlas) from which he can benefit?
How will the People of the Heights receive their books on the Day of Judgment?
What is the ruling on the follower repeating the Qur’an with the Imam, and the ruling on seeking refuge from the Fire and asking for Paradise when the Imam passes by verses of punishment and bliss?
Will the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) parents enter Paradise?
What is the authenticity of the story of Abu Hanifa's alcoholic neighbor, whom the Imam refused to pray over, then saw him in a dream walking in Paradise, only to later discover that he used to donate to the orphans of the neighborhood, and to what extent is it connected to the Hadith: "Indeed, one of you may perform the deeds of the people of the Hellfire until there is nothing between him and it except a cubit, then the decree overtakes him, and he performs the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it"?
Do the dead hear the living and see their deeds, and will they recognize each other on the Day of Resurrection? And what is the ruling on showing kindness to girls without engaging in intercourse?
Is it true that there is a place located between Paradise and Hellfire?
Does a Muslim pray only twelve rak'ahs as mentioned in the hadith, or does he add to them four rak'ahs before Dhuhr and four after it, according to the hadith: "Whoever prays four rak'ahs before Dhuhr and four after it, Allah will forbid him from the Hellfire"?
Does seeking worldly gains through worship or abandoning forbidden acts diminish one's reward in the afterlife, or is the reward commensurate with the intention?
Is it true that not all disbelievers of this era will be in the Hellfire, because their minds are incapable of comprehending Islam, unlike the disbelievers of the Prophet’s era (peace be upon him)? And can the hadith: "Whoever says ‘There is no god but Allah’ will enter Paradise" be used to argue against the condition of saying "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" for entering Paradise?
Does entering Paradise without reckoning mean that the servant will not stand before Allah?
What is the authenticity and meaning of the Hadith: "Don't you know that Allah created Paradise and created Hellfire, so He created for this people and for this people"? And does that mean that a person may obey Allah and then disobey Him before their death and enter Hellfire, or vice versa?
What should I do for my brother who commits sins, has despaired of life, and wishes for death?
Is the intention behind "one judge in Paradise and two in Hellfire" referring to the Sharia judges in courts, or does the Hadith include everyone entrusted with arbitrating between people, such as a traffic policeman or a teacher?
How can one reconcile the Hadith, "Each nation will follow what it used to worship" on the Day of Resurrection, with the statements of idols and طاغوت (false deities): "Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become antagonists against them" (Qur’an 19:82), and "Call upon My 'partners' whom you claimed, and they called upon them, but they did not respond to them" (Qur’an 18:52), and "They have forsaken us; nay, we did not used to invoke anything before (them)" (Qur’an 40:74)?
What are the characteristics of the seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning or torment, and what is the fate of the rest of the Muslims?
Do we definitively assert that a child who dies before puberty will enter Paradise?
How did the Messenger see people being tortured in Hell on the night of Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj, even though souls await the Day of Judgment for reckoning and punishment?
What is the ruling on watching fictional video clips of Paradise and Hellfire, designed for imagination rather than reality, to instill fear and hope?
Does the dying person actually see the angels of mercy or punishment and speak with them?