Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
What is the ruling on involuntary mental images, especially concerning the unseen, that occur to a person when reading or listening to certain religious lessons and lectures, and does this fall under anthropomorphizing the Divine Essence?
Does Allah Almighty have complete control over us, or is "man a witness against himself" and held accountable for his deeds that lead to the afterlife without worldly punishment?
Is the servant's saying: "O Allah, hasten for me the pleasure of gazing upon Your Noble Face" considered a wish for death?
How can it be reconciled that the sun will be rolled up and cast into Hell, and that it will draw near to creation on the Day of Resurrection by the measure of a mile?
Are there death throes and terror from it and from the resurrection that even a believer experiences, so where is the mercy in that?
Does it mean that Paradise is surrounded by hardships, requiring misery in this world for whoever desires it, while Hellfire is surrounded by pleasures, requiring worldly happiness for whoever follows them?
Is the statement that it is impossible to see God in this world and the hereafter a corrupt belief that necessitates entering Hellfire due to its contradiction of definitive texts from the Qur’an and Sunnah?
What is the ruling on saying: "My mother is my Paradise and my Hellfire," or "My husband is my Paradise and my Hellfire"?
How can we reconcile verse (69) of Surat Al-Ma'idah, which mentions that Christians will go to Paradise, with verse (72) of the same Surah, which indicates that Christians will go to Hell?
Are the people of the Qiblah judged to be in Paradise or Hellfire?
Is it permissible for a servant to say: "By the permission of Allah and by the will of Allah, I am in Paradise"? And is this considered to be having a good presumption of Allah?
According to the noble hadith: "Indeed, when Allah loves a people, He tests them: whoever is content, for him is contentment, and whoever is discontent, upon him is discontent." How can one be content with severe tribulations such as repeated rape in childhood, which led to behavioral deviations, drug addiction, imprisonment, and then suffering from depression and social phobia, and an inability to lead a normal life? Is this a tribulation or a punishment? And how can a six-year-old child be tested? Is what happened a reward or a sin? And how can one forget the past and live happily?
Will the child of zina enter Paradise, and if not, what is the wisdom behind that?
Does the intercession of a martyr for seventy of his relatives entail their removal from Hellfire, or the raising of their ranks in Paradise? And is it possible for them to enter the highest Firdaws with him?
Is it permissible to pray for a Muslim woman to be in hellfire by saying, "May Allah shake your waist in the fire of Hell," knowing that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, used to say, "O Allah, guide my people, for they do not know"?
Why do the dead fear the Day of Resurrection after being resurrected, when they already know their fates and have spent thousands of years in their graves, either in bliss or torment?
Is it permissible to supplicate that Allah unite two people in Paradise if one of them has passed away, knowing that there was a relationship of respect and affection between them in this world? And is it permissible to dedicate good deeds and supplicate for the deceased and their family?
Is a person considered sinful if he fears being afflicted with diseases and calamities, and does not wish for God to test him, and what are the supplications and remembrances that repel affliction?
Does the torment of the wicked and the bliss of the believer in the grave continue until the Day of Judgment, or is it just for one day, and is there any evidence for a person's transition in their grave to another life that continues until the Day of Judgment?
Did Ibn Taymiyyah say that the torment of Hellfire will end, and if he did say that, what is his evidence, given the existence of verses that contradict this statement?
How can one reconcile the affirmation of the attribute of "Self" for Allah Almighty in His saying: "And Allah warns you of Himself," with His saying: "Every soul will taste death"; and similarly, between the affirmation of the attributes of "two Hands" and "Face" for Allah Almighty in His saying: "Rather, both His Hands are extended," and His saying: "Everyone upon the earth will perish, but there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor," this being in response to those who claim that affirming these attributes for Allah necessitates death and annihilation for Him?
How many Heavens (Jannat) and Hells (Niran) are there? What are their levels? And what is required to enter each level?
How authentic is the Hadith: "If a woman, after her menstruation, performs a ritual bath and prays two rak'ahs, reciting Al-Fatiha and Surat Al-Ikhlas three times in each rak'ah, Allah will forgive all her sins, minor and major, and no sin will be recorded against her until her next menstruation. And He will grant her the reward of 60 martyrs, build for her a city in Paradise, and grant her a light for every hair on her head. And if she dies before her next menstruation, she dies as a martyr?"
Does accountability begin in the grave or on the Day of Resurrection, and how did some individuals enter Paradise and Hellfire before the Day of Resurrection, given that the first to enter Paradise will be the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?