Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
Were there creatures who worshipped God before the creation of humans, and did God hold them accountable, then bring about another creation, like humankind? And were Paradise and Hellfire created for the two weighty ones only?
Is seeking forgiveness and making supplication sufficient after a religious discussion with non-Muslims about the tolerance of Islam, singing, hijab, and the destiny of humanity, given the speaker's fear that she may have conveyed incorrect information or misled someone?
How sound is the hadith: "When it is the last night of Ramadan, those who are freed [from hellfire] in it are more numerous than in all other nights"? And does it refer to the 29th night or the night of Eid?
How can a young man who has been afflicted by watching pornography and engaging in homosexual practices, and who has stopped praying after moving to another city, repent and return to the straight path?
Does merely working in a place that sells alcohol, without directly handling it, selling it, or being responsible for it, make one's earnings from it unlawful and consider them ill-gotten gain (suḥt)?
Is it possible to interpret the hadith: "Fever is from the blaze of Hell, so cool it with water," or to seek an explanation for it that aligns with fever occurring due to medical reasons? And does this hadith fall under the Prophet’s saying: "If I command you with something concerning your religion, then adhere to it; but if I command you with something from my own opinion, then I am only a human being"?
Is weeping from joy upon the mention of Paradise and good tidings for believers, or weeping from despair over the inability to abandon sin, or weeping from the fear of God—whose eye shall not enter Hellfire?
Will the doomed sects mentioned in the Hadith, "My Ummah will divide into seventy-three doomed sects, save one," abide eternally in Hellfire, or will they be punished and then transfer to Paradise?
Is Abu Talib the one among those who affirm God's Oneness (monotheists) who will receive the lightest punishment in Hellfire, as was narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding the distribution of the inheritance of a deceased person from 1990, who left behind a wife, four daughters, a paternal cousin, and a single house, where the house was divided after the wife's death in 1995 according to government law and not Islamic legislation among the four daughters?
Is it conceivable that a Jew or a Christian who has not received the message of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) could be in a better state with God than a negligent and sinful Muslim, based on their sincerity in worship and acting upon the knowledge they possess?
Does a Muslim exit Islam because of a word said in a state of emotional outburst, without intending its meaning, such as saying "It's as if you're telling the Lord of the Worlds to go to hell"?
Is it true that there is nothing in the books of Christians and Jews stating that they are the only ones who will enter Paradise?
Is it permissible to pray for the deceased to repent, such as "O Allah, accept his repentance" or "O Allah, accept the repentance of the Muslim dead"?
What is the ruling on someone who affirms the oneness of God (Tawhid) but does not believe in the other pillars of Islam, either due to ignorance of Islam or due to being deceived by Western media? And will he abide eternally in the fire of Hell?
Is it permissible for the two granddaughters to take their share of their deceased grandmother's inheritance through court distribution, knowing that their grandmother bequeathed them one-third without the consent of the heirs, and is the heirs' permission a condition for a bequest, even if it is within the limit of one-third?
Is it permissible for officials in our current era to motivate people with Paradise to participate in public projects, by analogy with the Prophet's action (peace be upon him) when he urged the purchase of Bi'r Rumah (the Well of Rumah)?
Is it permissible to use the term "martyr" for those who died treacherously and unjustly, such as the Al-Ahly club fans in Port Said, and does the hadith "He who is killed defending his own blood is a martyr" apply to them?
What is the ruling on someone who says "If only you had tried your luck" to a person who did something, and does this constitute disbelief (kufr)? What is the ruling on saying "Try your luck and do such-and-such"? Do Paradise and Hell worship Allah?
Is it true that a woman who attracts a man is forty miles away from Paradise?
How do we differentiate between the whispers of showing off (riya') and conceit ('ujb) and their reality within the soul?
Is it permissible to say "may he rest in peace" for a deceased person who used to insult the Divine Being, commit blasphemy, and neither prayed nor fasted?
Does the meaning of the Hadith: "Recite and ascend, and recite as you used to recite in the worldly life, for your status is at the last verse you recite" imply that we should memorize the Qur'an in order?
How can one get rid of feelings of frustration, despair, self-hatred, and fear of death, when comparing the sacrifices of martyrs and jihad in the way of Allah with one's own shortcomings, in an effort to be a righteous Muslim and enter Paradise?