Paradise and Hell
1,670 questions
How do we reconcile the Quranic verse: (They will not taste therein coolness nor drink) and the Hadith "My soul is hellfire"? Are some peoples punished in Hell with extreme cold (Al-Zamhareer), and if so, what does the noble verse mean?
Is it true that on the Day of Resurrection, whose duration is fifty thousand years, people will stand for half a day, meaning twenty-five thousand years?
Will a disbeliever who died without the message of Islam reaching him be tested on the Day of Resurrection, or will he enter Hellfire directly, especially in the context of the hadith which mentions that 999 out of every thousand will enter Hellfire, and 998 of them will be from Gog and Magog?
Is the one who kills himself—who is threatened with eternity in Hell in the Hadith—outside the fold of Islam, or is the Hadith to be understood as referring to one who deems that permissible?
Is a son who died in a car accident while returning from a trip to submit his university application papers considered a martyr, given that he traveled to seek knowledge?
What will be the state, on the Day of Resurrection, of one who performs both deeds of the people of Hellfire and deeds of the people of Paradise?
What if a believer does not wish to marry the Houris in Paradise and desires to remain celibate? And will Allah fulfill a child's wish to create an imaginary character for them in Paradise?
Is the statement that torment will cease and Hell will perish, or the statement that it is impossible to see Allah in this world and the Hereafter, considered a corrupt belief that leads its holder to Hellfire for contradicting definitive texts from the Quran and Sunnah?
What is the ruling on praying over the funeral of a Muslim woman who abandoned prayer, knowing that her excommunication and eternal damnation in Hell are unseen matters known only to Allah, and that "we do not excommunicate anyone for a sin unless they deem it permissible"?
1-Do some of the believers enter Paradise after their death?
Is it permissible for a wife to treat her husband harshly and unkindly to compel him to return from travel?
Will some of the people of Paradise be deprived of seeing the Face of Allah, or will everyone who enters Paradise be granted this vision?
Are the poetic verses mentioned permissible in the context of encouraging a sports club, and can they be considered metaphorical, like the saying of Hassan ibn Thabit about the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "You were created free from every flaw As if you were created as you wished"? And is it correct to say that they are a lie based on the saying "The most beautiful poetry is its most mendacious"?
Are Paradise and Hell, in terms of the destiny of entering them, an absolute unseen, or a relative unseen that can be glimpsed through visions and inspiration?
What is the significance of Ayatul Kursi and what is the evidence of its greatness?
Is a good ending an indication of entering Paradise and salvation from the torment of the grave, and is the death of a servant while fasting and praying Fajr in congregation considered a good ending?
How can the fire be on Earth, and the bridge (As-Sirat) be laid over Hell (Jahannam), and the Qantara be between Paradise and Hell, while Paradise is above the seventh heaven and Hell is beneath the seventh earth?
Who are the Druze?
Is the Hadith: "The grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a pit from the pits of Hell" weak?
Is the questioner considered sinful for deluding a non-Muslim into believing it is possible for him to enter Paradise despite not being a Muslim, relying in this on his previous ignorance of the religious ruling, especially since he cannot correct the information for him now?
Will the people of Paradise forget the sorrows and painful experiences they went through in this world, or will they remember them without being saddened by them? And will a person lose their memory in Paradise, or will they remember everything?
Do the signs mentioned upon a father's death—such as his face becoming illuminated and smiling, and the ease of his washing and funeral—indicate a good ending?
What is the language in which the angels will question people in the grave, and in which everyone will be able to answer?
Is it possible to elaborate in writing on the means of salvation from Hellfire, while mentioning the sayings of the scholars regarding the relevant hadiths, and adding other means from the Sunnah and the Qur'an if found?