Paradise and Hell
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What is the ruling on the supplication: "O Allah, make my mother among those to whom Hellfire says: 'Pass, for your light has extinguished my fire'"?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a Salafi woman to a man chosen by her Sufi father, who follows the Burhaniyya tariqa?
Is it permissible to repel someone who attacks a young man in a rented apartment with the intention of theft, and is the young man considered a martyr if he is killed, based on the hadith: "He who is killed defending his property is a martyr"? And is it permissible for the young man to defend himself if he is surprised by one of the girl's family members in her home, and is he considered a martyr if he is killed, based on the hadith: "He who is killed defending his property and his life is a martyr"?
How sound is the Sufi saying: "The worshiper does not worship God for the sake of Paradise and Hell, otherwise he is like a hired laborer, as this contradicts the perfection of sincerity," and what is its proper interpretation? What is the opinion on Shaykh Zakariya al-Ansari's book "Ahkam al-Dalala 'ala Tahrir al-Risala," which contains this idea?
Is a person written as wretched or felicitous while in his mother's womb? And does that mean that if he is written as wretched, he will remain so in this world and the Hereafter?
What do you say about the chaining of devils in Ramadan?
Is the Hadith of Salman, in which the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, delivered a sermon on the last day of Sha'ban, and which includes "Whoever satisfies a fasting person, Allah will quench his thirst from my Hawd (pond) with a drink after which he will never feel thirst until he enters Paradise" and "Whoever lightens the burden of his servant, Allah will forgive him and free him from the Hellfire," authentic or not?
When is persistence in minor sins considered to make them major sins, and do minor sins turn into major sins simply by being committed twice?
How can we reconcile the hadith "For every deed there is a period of enthusiasm, and for every period of enthusiasm there is a slackening. If its owner is on the right path and striving, then hope for him; but if he is pointed to by the fingers, then do not count on him" with the hadith "Soon you will recognize the people of Paradise from the people of Hellfire." They asked, "How is that?" He (peace be upon him) said, "By good praise and bad praise; you are Allah's witnesses, some of you over others"?
What is the meaning of "His chosen one and His intimate friend" mentioned in the Sacred Hadith (Hadith Qudsi): "My believing servant has no reward from Me, if I take his chosen one and his intimate friend from among the people of the world, and he then seeks My reward, except Paradise"?
What is the preponderant interpretation of the word "people" in the hadith: "So whoever loves to be moved away from the Fire and enter Paradise, then let his death come to him while he believes in Allah and the Last Day, and let him come to the people with that which he loves to be come to him with," is it general as Al-Nawawi said, or specific to rulers as Al-Qurtubi said?
How can one be sure that what the sheikh whom he trusts says about the creed is truly what he believes, and is it sufficient to believe what the sheikh says as long as he follows the Salaf, despite an inner doubt about what is in theikh's heart? And does fearing Allah's invocation to enter Hell if I am a liar in my faith mean that I doubt the creed? And how do I deal with these doubts? And is it obligatory to invoke entry into Hell to prove the soundness of the creed?
How sound is the Hadith: (It is made easy for me to face death that I was shown you, my wife, in Paradise), and is what Al-Albani graded as good (Hasan) and others as weak (Da'if) the most preponderant view?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to grieve over the death of a Christian because he will enter Hellfire after his death?
Are devils and sorcerers restrained during the month of Ramadan?
Is it authentically related that Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali said: "Headaches are among the signs of the people of faith and the people of Paradise"?
What should I do after I lied to someone about a specific need out of fear of envy?
Does Allah have two feet or one foot, and will Allah, Almighty and Majestic, place both His feet on Hell, knowing that a singular noun in a genitive construction implies generality?
Are the devotional phrases (adhkar) designated for the kitchen, which include specific sayings when performing particular actions, such as saying "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah) when opening the kitchen door, and "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah" (There is no might or power except with Allah) when there is much work, and "Allahumma ajirni min an-nar" (O Allah, save me from the Fire) when lighting the fire, and "Allahumma salli ala Muhammad wa Aali Muhammad" (O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad) when using water, considered a form of particularization and innovation (bid'ah) or a good deed?
What is the ruling on performing acts of worship with the intention of fearing Allah’s worldly punishment, the torment of the grave, and theHereafter, or solely hoping for His reward and Paradise, or with both intentions combined? Does this contradict sincerity, or does it not detract from it? And must the act be performed solely with the intention of attaining Allah’s pleasure, not with the intention of entering Paradise, fearing Hellfire, or avoiding worldly tribulations?
Does the inability to imagine the torment of Hell or the bliss of Paradise, or to see the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, therein, indicate a weakness of faith?
How can one achieve sincere repentance, correct prayer, purify the heart, and get rid of obsessive thoughts and vile ideas after falling into watching pornography, masturbating, and listening to music, especially when experiencing difficulty concentrating in prayer and having ablution affected by obsessive thoughts and doubts about bodily purity?
Is God capable of annihilating everything, such that only God remains as He was before creation? And is the meaning of creation ex nihilo a demonstration of God's power? And does one who disbelieves in God's ability to annihilate disbelieve, knowing that the questioner suffers from obsessive thoughts about these issues?
How can one reconcile the Hadiths regarding the last person to enter Paradise and the last person to emerge from the Fire, and what has been narrated about their status in Paradise? Are they one and the same person, or are they different?