Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
Is the failure to satiate a cat or the reduction of its food, while it enters and exits the home and relies on us for its nourishment, comparable to the act of the woman who entered Hellfire due to a cat?
Is a father considered a martyr if he died as a result of a car accident on his way back from work, and what are the degrees and stations of martyrdom in Paradise?
Is he who watches and listens to lectures about death, Paradise, and Hellfire, yet persists in committing abominations during times of weakness and solitude, considered among the people of deviation and error? And is a person's return to sin after abandoning it evidence of a lack of resolve?
Is it permissible for a woman to ask Allah to marry a man other than her oppressive husband in Paradise, even though she knows his condition will improve there?
What is the ruling on sisters cutting ties with their only brother who harmed them financially and emotionally after their father's death?
We want to know what the language of the people of Paradise is, and is it Arabic?
Does a dying person see what the living do not see before their death?
How does entering Paradise merely by reciting "Sayyid al-Istighfar" (the Master Supplication for Forgiveness) or other supplications align with the Quranic verses and Hadiths concerning accountability and punishment in the grave and Hellfire, such as the Almighty’s saying: "And there is none of you but will pass over it [Hell]"?
Is it permissible to pray, supplicate, and give charity on behalf of a deceased relative who was an alcoholic and did not pray, knowing that one who abandons prayer does not enter Paradise, and considering Allah Almighty's saying: "It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire"?
Is it permissible to say "May Allah have mercy on him" for a polytheist after their death?
Is the word "dunya" a comprehensive term for the universe, or something else, and what does "dunya" mean in the Hadith: "The lowest in rank among the people of Paradise will be given the dunya and ten times its like"?
What is the ruling on dealing with a wife's father who displays religiosity and good manners outside the home, while being characterized by shouting and foul language inside it, thereby negatively affecting the image of religion for some?
Does shunning a cousin mean eternal damnation if it was due to his inappropriate behavior towards the father, given that no reply was received to the initiative for reconciliation?
Why did God create us when He already knew who would enter Paradise and who would enter Hellfire? And why did He send Iblis down to Earth, knowing that he would be among the inhabitants of Hellfire and that his repentance would not benefit him?
Why did Allah forgive Adam after his disobedience and expel him from Paradise, but not forgive Iblis after his disobedience and destine him for Hellfire? And how could Iblis disobey his Lord when he is predestined, not given free will?
How can someone whom God Almighty has cursed and expelled from His mercy believe, when an infidel has entered Islam after God has cursed him?
How can the denial of hearing by the dwellers of Hellfire in His (the Most High) saying: (And they will not hear therein) (Al-Anbiya/100), be reconciled with the affirmation of their dialogue with Allah, the keeper of Hell, and the dwellers of Paradise?
How can one reconcile the Hadith: "The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter; if one is saved from it, what comes after is easier, and if one is not saved from it, what comes after is more severe," with the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah that the torment of the grave is among the expiations for sins?
ما أشهر ما قيل عن نهاية العالم عند بقية الديانات والشرائع والطوائف؟
How is it understood that the perpetrator of a major sin will not abide eternally in Hell, despite the existence of Qur’anic verses such as "And whoever returns [to wrongdoing] – those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein" and "And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally"?
Does the soul of the Muslim alone enter paradise or with his body at death?
What is the ruling on children delaying some prayers past their appointed times, and on reminding them about others until they perform them, and what advice should be given to them?
Is excessive thinking about people's circumstances and grieving over them, coupled with cowardice in enjoining good and forbidding evil among them, which increases pangs of conscience, considered Islamically praiseworthy, or is it better to focus on preparing oneself for the afterlife and turn away from thinking about people?
What is our position regarding Al-Mu'tasim Billah, who tortured scholars for not asserting the creation of the Quran, and what about the issue of loving him? Does loving him entail being resurrected with him, due to the Prophet's (ﷺ) saying: "You are with whom you love"?