Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
What is the definition of a disbeliever (kafir) and a polytheist (mushrik), and what is the difference between them? Will the disbeliever or polytheist abide eternally in Hellfire, and for how long will they remain there? What is the difference between the Children of Israel and the Jews of today? What is the difference between Jews and Christians in terms of religion, punishment in the afterlife, impurity, and lineage from them? Will any of the People of the Book abide or dwell in Hellfire, and what are the reasons leading to that?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on engaging in sexual perversion, and how can one rid themselves of this affliction and return to the natural inclination (fitra) of Islam?
Is it written that one who prayed over a funeral, and was fasting, and visited a sick person, and gave charity, will be among the people of Paradise, whether he dies on the same day or lives thereafter? And are the two immunities (from Hellfire and hypocrisy) written for one who catches the opening Takbeer with the Imam for forty days, even if he lives thereafter?
Is there a means in Islam that a Muslim can do or say to enter Paradise whenever he wishes, excluding martyrdom in battle?
What should I do to honor my deceased father after feeling I fell short concerning him? And is he considered a martyr and among the people of Paradise due to his suffering from illness, his patience, and his death from an abdominal ailment, even though he was a smoker?
Why do I sometimes feel the difficulty of Islamic life and a lack of hope in continuing it?
How can a non-Muslim Druze girl be guided to Islam?
Is the worshipper's saying, "O Allah, admit me to Paradise tonight," considered an transgression in supplication?
What are the two scenes that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said about, "No one who witnessed them shall enter the Fire"?
What is the fate of a person who believes that his good deeds and supplications are of no benefit to him in this world, and fears that his fate in the Afterlife will be the same, which has caused him to lose the motivation to continue with acts of worship?
Is it permissible for a woman to wish she were not veiled after seeing unveiled women?
Does Islamic Sharia mean that if the number of witnesses for adultery is not met, the hadd (prescribed punishment) for adultery is not applied, even if the obscenity is proven? And if the answer is ta'zir (discretionary punishment), is it impermissible for the ta'zir to exceed ten lashes?
What is the benefit of the reckoning and intercession on the Day of Judgment, since a person has already known their fate while in their grave?
What is the ruling regarding an Imam who denies the eternal damnation of Jews and Christians in Hell, and stipulates that a Prophetic Hadith must be logical in order to be accepted?
Is there a narration (hadith) stating that burying an infant with a deceased person alleviates the deceased person's torment or intercedes for them?
How do I repent to Allah for many sins known only to Him?
Does the steadfastness of the innovator and his diligent observance of all prayers in congregation indicate the soundness of his deeds and beliefs, and what is his standing with Allah?
Is a father considered a disbeliever for his negligence in prayer, and would the daughter bestow half of her good deeds upon him?
How can the Hadith, "Whoever fasts one day for the sake of Allah, Allah will distance his face from the Fire by seventy autumns," be reconciled with the Hadith, "Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting, for it is for Me and I shall reward for it"?
How can one respond to those who justify their personal choices through ijtihad (independent reasoning) and interpretation, while ignoring explicit Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths, such as the Almighty’s saying: "O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy," and the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them"?
Is intercession (shafa'ah) granted before or after entering Hellfire?
Is the Hadith: "You have not been good to a woman for a lifetime but if she sees something [unpleasant] from you, she will say, 'I have not seen any good from you,'" authentic and was it reported from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
What is the best admonitory word that can be included in a competition booklet for youth in the hospital, not exceeding one page?
Is it permissible to claim to convert to Christianity in order to obtain essential employment in Europe?