Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
What should one do who has uttered a word that will cast him into the fire of Hell for seventy autumns, or who fears that he will say it in the future?
What is meant by the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings be upon him: "Nothing is to be asked for by the Face of Allah except Paradise"?
How does Allah judge between the People of the Book and the polytheists who perform good deeds in this world? And will they only be rewarded for that in this world, and have a painful torment in the Hereafter?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Every Jew or Christian who hears of me and does not believe in me before he dies will be admitted by Allah into the Fire on the Day of Resurrection"? Does the warning of entering the Fire include everyone who has been reached by Islam but does not believe in it?
Is there repentance for someone who curses another Muslim, praying for them to enter Hell? And is it possible for this curser to enter Paradise, despite the possibility that their prayer might be answered, causing them to enter Hell?
Is it permissible to supplicate that Allah compensate the supplicant for the Houris with his wife in Paradise?
What is the wisdom behind the absence of worldly punishment in Islamic Sharia for the woman who displays herself immodestly (mutabarrijah) or the man who exposes his 'awrah, despite the knowledge that these actions are forbidden?
What is the meaning of the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "And the people of Hellfire are five: the weak who have no deterrent, those among you who are followers, seeking neither family nor wealth"? And why did this type deserve to enter Hellfire? And does it include those who embraced Islam and fit these descriptions? And will their monotheism intercede for them?
I am studying far away from my mother, who lives alone and is in good health, but she needs someone to keep her company in her loneliness. I am torn between interrupting my 5-year studies and returning to my mother, or completing my studies. Note that I stayed with her for two years after my father's death, but I was harassed by society because we were women without a man, so I was forced to live with my sisters. I fear that I am falling short in my duty towards my mother, especially since my sisters do not care for her.
Is it true that whoever prays 12 supererogatory rak'ahs daily (2 before Fajr, 4 before Dhuhr, 2 after Dhuhr, 2 after Maghrib, and 2 after Ishaa') will have a palace built for him in Paradise? And what is the total number of supererogatory prayers in a day, originally? And is it true that the Messenger, peace be upon him, did not exceed 40 rak'ahs in a day and night, and if so, what are those 40 rak'ahs, and if not, how many did he pray?
What will be the state of the person whose good deeds and evil deeds are equal in the grave, and will his grave be a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a pit from the pits of Hellfire?
What are the Qur’anic verses and Hadiths that can be recited to a person who wishes to disinherit some of his children, and what is the authenticity of the saying, "Whoever disinherits an heir from his inheritance, Allah will disinherit him from His Paradise"?
What is the ruling on selling and using a satellite receiver for encrypted channels?
How can one reconcile the verses that indicate that those outside of Islam are losers and in Hellfire, with the verses that mention that whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does righteous deeds—whether from the Jews, Christians, or Sabians—will have no fear upon them, nor will they grieve; and what is the fate of the Arabs who died before the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, such as his parents?
What is the ruling on suicide for someone who suffers from loneliness and contemplates death out of a desire to attain Paradise, while living in a European country?
What is the precise and correct text of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hadith after the Eid prayer regarding women giving charity and his saying, “Give in charity, for I have seen that most of the inhabitants of Hellfire are women,” and who was the woman who asked him about the inhabitants of Paradise, to whom he replied, “With every man there will be two women,” and in which book can this hadith be found?
Is the increase in the deceased child's height and the improvement of their facial features after death considered a natural phenomenon?
Is it permissible to supplicate for a deceased cat to enter Paradise, knowing that animals will turn to dust on the Day of Resurrection?
Is the inability to feel mercy for one's mother due to her extreme injustice and her favoritism of one brother over the rest of her children considered haraam (forbidden)?
Were Heaven and Hell in existence before the creation of Adam (peace be upon him)?
Is eternity in Paradise different from eternity in Hellfire, and does disbelief in this world necessitate eternal torment, while acknowledging that Allah is the Most Just of all judges?
Are the following hadiths authentic: "Whoever invokes blessings upon me a thousand times in a day will not die until he is given glad tidings of Paradise," "Whoever invokes blessings upon me a hundred times in a day, Allah will fulfill for him a hundred needs: seventy of them for his afterlife and thirty for his worldly life," "Whoever invokes blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will receive my intercession on the Day of Resurrection," "Whoever invokes blessings upon me once, Allah will invoke blessings upon him ten times, erase ten of his sins, and raise him ten degrees," "There is no one who greets me except that Allah returns my soul to me so that I may return his greeting," "Indeed, the people most entitled to me on the Day of Resurrection are those who invoke the most blessings upon me"?
What is the ruling on thanking a benefactor with the phrase "To God belongs your excellence, and upon Him be your thanks"? And does "upon Him be your thanks" mean compelling God to give thanks? And is "upon him" used to mean "from him"?
What is the ruling on one who commits a sin, being certain that it is a sin and that its prohibition is a matter of consensus, yet despite their attempts to distance themselves from it and their struggle against their own soul, they cling to it even more?