Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
Is Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi a disbeliever?
Is it permissible to draw illustrative pictures of the horrors of the Hereafter, such as the Scrolls (or Records), the Scale, and the Bridge (As-Sirat), for the purpose of Dawah (inviting others to Islam), and using symbolic cartooning?
Is it obligatory to condemn specific deceased polytheists to Hellfire as part of Tawhid, and is this ruling islamically sound?
Will the new creation that God brings into being in Paradise be of humans?
What is the ruling on saying: "Hell is better than India," and is it permissible to swear by that?
On what did the scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah base their statement that the eternity of a suicide in Hell is not like the eternal damnation of disbelievers, even though there are prophetic hadiths mentioning their eternal stay in Hell, such as the hadith of Abu Hurairah and the hadith of Jundub bin Abdullah?
Is a person who commits suicide eternally in the fire of Hell, never to leave it?
Why did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, not clarify that the matter of the one who commits suicide is with Allah instead of describing him as abiding eternally in Hellfire? And what is the reason for the contradiction between the narrations prohibiting the sale of cats and the difference in the narration of "a man found a dog and gave it water" and "a prostitute"?
Is there a conflict between the Hadith of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): "Any Muslim for whom four bear witness to good, Allah will admit him to Paradise..." and the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "The first to be judged are a man who memorized the Qur'an, a man who was martyred in the way of Allah, and a man with abundant wealth...", who are the first to be cast into the Fire on the Day of Resurrection, even though good was said about them? And how can these two be reconciled?
Why did God create this world and the Hereafter when He already knew in advance who would be a believer and who would be an infidel?
Are women who wear clothes that do not fully cover their bodies, considered naked and exposed, stripped of God's protection in this world and the hereafter, unless they repent, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "No woman takes off her clothes in a place other than her house, except that she tears the veil between her and Allah"?
What is the wisdom behind the eternal torment of disbelievers and polytheists in the painful Fire, and does Allah know that they will never believe, and is this an interpretation of the verse (And if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars)? And is it possible that Allah might alleviate the torment for some of them, and what is Zamhareer Jahannam, and is the torment of disbelievers sometimes by fire and sometimes by extreme cold? And what is the ruling on a believer asking these questions?
How can the weighing of good and bad deeds and entry into Paradise for those whose good deeds outweigh their bad ones be reconciled with the presence of bridges (qanāṭir) on the Sirat that question the servant about their shortcomings in worship, which may lead to their falling into Hell?
How accurate is the attribution of this supplication to Gabriel (peace be upon him) regarding its virtue and forgiveness, which begins with: "There is no god but Allah, the True, the Manifest King; there is no god but Allah, the Just, the Certain..."?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to offer herself to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as a bondwoman or wife after his death, and to remain unmarried in this world so that she may attain the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in Paradise?
Is it permissible to lie in serious matters to avoid what is more dangerous than them?
Will disbelievers and polytheists from among the people of the fatrah be punished in their graves? What is the ruling concerning one who heard about Islam but knew nothing about it, and died upon disbelief? And is he considered among the People of the Book?
Do a smile at the time of death and the softening of the body indicate the absence of grave torment and the angels' tidings of Paradise? And does the Hadith: "He whom his belly kills is a martyr" apply to one who dies from liver, kidney, or lung disease, or from a belly filled with fluid? And do forgiveness and pardoning oppressors after their repentance save one from grave torment? And will one who is given tidings of Paradise not be tormented in the grave? And is seeking forgiveness better, or supplicating with "My Lord, protect him from the torment of the grave"?
Can the family benefit their deceased brother in the afterlife through good deeds, and is it permissible for his sister to fast on his behalf for the days of Ramadan he missed? And is seeing him in a dream dwelling in green gardens a sign of his entry into Paradise? And does a person feel the approach of their death before it occurs?
Are sins and transgressions considered a form of trial, and if so, will the one who commits them enter Hell, knowing that a trial through illness expiates sins, whereas a trial through disobedience increases sins?
How can I benefit from my inner energy?
What is the meaning of the trial of the grave, and is protection from it a guarantee of Paradise? And what is the indication of the blackness of the deceased's face and the yellowness of his feet, and is the blackness of the face considered among the signs of a bad end? And is the mother obliged not to leave her house throughout the mourning period (iddah), and is it permissible for her to go out for recreation?
Is the Hadith of Al-Suddi regarding Salman Al-Farisi's people authentic, and can it be understood from it that the Prophet (peace be upon him) might err in determining the destiny of a person in Paradise or Hell?
Can a man who loved a girl but did not marry her see her or meet her in Paradise in the following cases: 1. He married her and died, and she married someone else, and all of them are among the people of Paradise? 2. He married someone else and she married someone else, and all of them are among the people of Paradise? 3. Neither he nor she married, and both are among the people of Paradise? 4. She married someone else and her husband was among the people of Hellfire, and both of them are among the people of Paradise?