The Grave and Resurrection
319 questions
Does the torment of the grave continue until the Day of Resurrection, or for a specific period, after which the torment will be on the Day of Resurrection?
Does the grave being a garden of the Gardens of Paradise mean forgiveness of sins, or will accountability and punishment for them occur before entering Paradise?
What is the torment of the grave, and does it occur immediately upon death, and is it different from the torment of the Day of Judgment?
Is it permissible to supplicate for the deceased with: "O Allah, grant her goodness in the Barzakh and goodness in the Hereafter, and protect her from the punishment of the Fire," and that Allah admit her to the highest Firdaws without reckoning or prior torment?
What should I do about my adultery with my married cousin, who is on the verge of divorce, and what is my punishment?
Does the deceased who was buried on Thursday, and whose first night in the grave happens to be Friday, fall under the category that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, told us about?
Will God reveal to us on the Day of Resurrection the secrets of the creation of the heavens and the earth, and all the divine secrets currently hidden from us?
What happens after death and the reckoning by the two angels? Where does the soul go? And what does the life of Barzakh mean?
Does "fasayara" in His, Exalted be He, saying: "And say: 'Do (as you will), for Allah will see your deeds'" mean seeing or facilitating matters?
What is the validity of the common saying among people that the soul remains beside the body after death, witnessing its washing, hearing people's words, and suffering from wailing until the body is buried, especially when compared to what is mentioned in the book "Death and Barzakh" that the angels of death ascend with the soul and then descend with it to the grave for the questioning by the two angels?
Will Allah cause us to die a second time after the questioning of the two angels, or will there be life until the Day of Judgment? And if He causes us to die, will we feel what is happening around us? And if there is life, what is its nature?
How do people move from the Earth to the Path (As-Sirat) that is above Hell, and then from the Path to Paradise?
What actions should be performed to ensure a good life in Barzakh, God's love, a good ending, that the grave be a garden from the gardens of Paradise, and peace of mind in the grave?
Will humanity be resurrected in a single color, or in the color they were created with in this world?
Is a wife who died of a stroke after a Cesarean section considered a martyr, even though she was not regular in her prayers? Is it permissible for the husband to wish for death to join her, and to dedicate the reward of reciting the Quran to her? Is it forbidden to object to God's decree regarding the death of a wife without her being old? Is it permissible to pray for an expedited death and to ask to be reunited with the wife in the highest paradise and in the life of the barzakh after repentance and commitment to prayer?
Do the dead have a life like ours on another planet, and do they see their beloved ones and dead relatives, and do they see us or hear our news? And do their souls remain in the grave to emerge on the Day of Resurrection? And do they feel worries and depression? And has Allah, the Almighty, fully described to us the dead and their lives, or are there things that no one knows but Him?
Will crossing the Sirat take place before the Day of Reckoning, meaning before the Earth is changed, or during the changing of the Earth, knowing that crossing the Sirat and entering Paradise or Hell occurs after people have been judged?
Is the fate of a major sinner whose good deeds outweigh his bad deeds subject to divine will or to a balancing of good deeds against bad deeds, and does he enter Paradise directly or must he first be purified?
Is the Muslim given glad tidings then held accountable in the grave, or is he held accountable and thereafter destined for Paradise or Hell?
How can what is stated in the Prophetic Hadith about the sun drawing near on the Day of Resurrection to a distance of one mile—and the evaporation of humans that this would entail—be reconciled with the mention of people sweating in that situation?
Do the souls of the dead meet and interact with each other in the grave?
Will the disbeliever be resurrected blind, deaf, and mute? How will that be? What are the descriptions of Paradise and its people, and the descriptions of Hellfire and its people?
How can I establish myself in this life, in the grave, and in the Hereafter to avoid the trial of the grave, the questioning of the two angels, and the compression of the grave, based on Allah's saying: "Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter"?
Did the Prophet see people being punished in Hell and others being blessed in Paradise on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj, and how does this reconcile with souls awaiting the Day of Judgment for reckoning?