Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
Why will the number of women be greater than the number of men in Hell?
Does a Muslim need to strive against his soul after receiving divine assistance (tawfiq)? Can he sin after that? And is striving against the soul a self-effort or a result of Allah's divine assistance?
Is there an authentic Hadith stating that Allah frees numbers of people from Hell every night of Ramadan, and on the last night, He frees as many as He has freed throughout the entire month?
What is the interpretation of the Hadith: "Most of the inhabitants of Paradise are the innocent/foolish"?
Does the deceased's standing in the afterlife depend on issues of debts related to his sisters and the expenses of his land case being heard in the courts, or not?
Is the supplication (du'a) "Our Lord, if we have a place in Your Jannah, then make us steadfast until we meet You, and if it is otherwise, then guide us, then guide us, then guide us, and purify our hearts, and return us to You a beautiful return" permissible, or is it considered ill-conjecture about Allah?
Can a person return from Al-Qantara to Hellfire after crossing the Sirat Bridge due to injustices against others?
Can one repent from cursing, and is he who is cursed by Allah and His Messenger deprived of mercy and intercession and abiding eternally in Hell?
Does the soul return to the deceased after burial, causing his head to strike the grave's stone, so he realizes he has died, and then he says something unknown?
What is the ruling on this fictional dialogue between a person from this world and a person from the Afterlife, and what is the ruling on publishing it?
ما هو جزاء آكل أموال اليتامى ظلمًا من الكتاب والسنة والإجماع؟
Will all angels have roles in the Hereafter, or only some, like the angels of punishment, and what about the angels who record deeds and Israfil?
How can one atone for a sin after causing the death of a cat due to frightening it, bearing in mind the story of the woman who entered Hellfire because of a cat, and also repenting for raising dogs?
How can one atone for the sin of falsely accusing a woman of adultery to go along with bad company, knowing that the woman is innocent?
Why does a Muslim born to Muslim parents, who performed rituals without inquiring into or reflecting upon the soundness of their belief—following the example of the disbelievers who said, "This is what we found our fathers upon"—enter Paradise, while the fate of a non-Muslim is Hellfire despite their good deeds?
How can the verses that indicate that believers die only once (Surat As-Saffat 58, Ad-Dukhan 56) be reconciled with the verse in Surat Ghafir (11) which speaks of two deaths and two lives, especially if the first death has already occurred for both believers and disbelievers?
What is the meaning of the Hadith, "By Allah, other than Whom there is no god, verily one of you may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is but an arm's length between him and it, then the Book (preordainment) overtakes him..."? And is it understood from this that a person's righteous deeds throughout their life will not intercede for them if they do wrong at its end?
What is the ruling on one who has become accustomed to swearing and vulgar language?
Is it permissible to refrain from marriage in fulfillment of a vow to a deceased husband and in aspiration of meeting him in Paradise, and is there a reward for such fidelity? Also, is wearing the niqab, despite parental disapproval, considered a dereliction of duty towards the daughter if it affects employment opportunities?
What is the response to one who claims that Islam oppressed women in the waiting period (iddah) following the death of a man and a woman?
Will people be tested on the Day of Resurrection, knowing that it is a Day of Reckoning, not tribulation, and is entering Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection a test that addresses the intellect?
What is the interpretation of the Noble Verse: (And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty)?
What are the Quranic verses that mention hijab and their interpretations, and the verses that mention clothing and their interpretations?
What is the ruling on one who insists on the permissibility of invoking God’s mercy and forgiveness for a deceased disbeliever, citing that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful, that His mercy encompasses all things, and that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was sent as a mercy to all creation?