Paradise and Hell
Where Are Paradise and Hell?
Muslim scholars stated that Paradise is in the seventh heaven and Hell is in the lowest level of the earth.93,334- 47,639
Is there any mention in the Islamic texts of a minimum period that sinners among the people of Tawheed will spend in Hell?
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How big will the believer’s dominion be in Paradise? What deeds could increase the size of his dominion?
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If a person commits a sin for which he deserves to be cursed, can he repent? Is it possible for Allah to forgive him?
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Is there anything to prove that the punishment in Hell will be reduced for Abu Lahab?
What Will Be the First Food in Paradise?
• It is proven in the authentic Sunnah that the first food offered to welcome the people of Paradise when they enter it will be “the caudate lobe of whale liver”. • Some scholars said that the caudate lobe of whale liver is the first food in Paradise is an indication of the end of this world, which is a transient abode, and moving to Paradise, which is an eternal abode. The fish or whale is an aquatic animal which is indicative of the essence of life on earth, and the bull is a land animal which is indicative of tilling the soil and earning a living. So the people of Paradise are given these two things to eat to signal the end of this world and the beginning of the Hereafter.116,721- 47,240
Is it permissible for him to wish that Allah will not marry him to al-hoor al-‘iyn in Paradise and to pray for that?
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The Sahabah are the best of the ummah after its Prophet, but they are not infallible
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Reconciling between the reports that Jibreel, Adam and Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon them) saw Paradise, and the hadeeth “… that which no eye has seen…”
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The people of Hell will abide therein forever