Questions tagged [death]
For questions relating to death and deceased people, animals, etc.
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How do Ahmadis justify their belief that Jesus (as) is dead?
What are some of the sources Ahmadis use from Quran and Hadith to argue that Jesus (as) is dead?
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Do Muslim martyrs really get 72 virgins in heaven?
I'm interested in knowing whether martyrs are promised 72 virgins in heaven. I've already searched this site, and the question has not come up before.
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May females participate in Janaza salat?
Is female can participate in Janaza Salat?
In my relative house they start praying Janaza Salat after the Janaza take out from the house. Is that allowed in Islam? Or this is a kind of Bid'a?
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At what age did Mohammed(PBUH) passed away?
At what age did Mohammed(PBUH) passed away ?
According to hadith literature it vary between 60 , 63 and 65. Which is the correct age at which Prophet passed away?
Age of 60
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Surat Al `Imran 3/55 about the death of Jesus(puh)
Here is Surat Al `Imran 3/55:
[Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in ...
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According to Shi'a Islam, did Fatimah (daughter of Prophet Muhammad) die naturally, or was she killed?
Someone asked me why Fatimah passed away in just 90 days or less after her father passed away:
How did she die... my friend said she died naturally but I said she died
due to an accident behind ...
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When people die, do they go directly go to heaven or hell until judgement day?
When a person dies. Where will their soul go? As judgement day is known by Allah Almighty and what I have read, after day of judgement a person will go to either hell or paradise.
But what happens ...
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Does Islam support putting flowers on a grave to reduce punishment?
On a recent visit to a Muslim graveyard, I see people put rose petals on the graves of their loved ones.
On inquiry, I was informed that the Prophet (SAW) once put a leaf on the grave to reduce the ...
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Can a woman use test-tube fertilization after the death of her husband?
A few years ago I heard that some non-Muslim "Pop-Star" wanted the sperms from her husband to be kept for later in-vitro fertilization as she and her husband failed to conceive and he also had cancer.
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Is it halal to wish for my death?
In the name of Allah,
Sometimes I hear people die around me, I want to be like them because their test is over, Is it allowed to wish like that?
May Allah reward us
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Is death time predestined or can it be extended by supplication?
Is it true that dua and keeping one's kin close could extend one's lifespan? Inversely, could severing one's relationships be a cause for someone's early demise? Ajal'ul qada' and ajal'ul qadar? For ...
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How humans think when we are in the hevean or hell ? Do we have the same thoughts or insights same as we used to be before we die?
I've been looking for this question's answer since I've read a lot of how heaven are pictured in many surah . I'm questioning about technologies in heaven.... Is it developed as the era we're living? ...
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Are Martyrs dead?
Some brothers say: Asking alive people (parents, teachers, doctors or anybody else) to help us is not Shirk. However asking prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his Ahl-ul-Bayt or other great Martyrs for help is ...
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If someone dies doing something risky is it suicide?
Something I have always been wondering about, people tend to do a lot of risky things which may have fatal consequences and they are aware of that, but happen to do it any way.
Such acts can be ...
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What, of reciting Quran at the grave, is permissible?
A friend of mine has recently had a bereavement, and some of their family have suggested the husband of the sister who passed away spend 40 days going to the grave and reading them Quran.
Whilst my ...
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What is the punishment when innocent people are incorrectly executed under Sharia, and who is punished?
For certain actions, e.g. murder, Sharia may prescribe the death penalty, which is implemented in some Muslim-majority countries. This opens the possibility that an innocent person could be mistakenly ...
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What is grave worship? and what is considered so?
I've heard that going to graveyards and performing worship in front of the deads is forbidden, and is called "grave worship". Is that true?
What is grave worship? what actions and situations are ...
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What happens to animals after they die according to Islam?
I would like to know if there is any Islamic evidence on the fate of animals after they die.
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What happens between death and the day of judgement?
We all know Judgement day is coming. No one knows when except Allah SWT. Allah knows things of which we do not know.
The thoughts and worries I have in my mind is about when a Muslim passes away and ...
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Where does our spirit go when we are sleep? What happens to our spirit when we sleep?
We see dreams, rarely true dreams...or dreams that could make sense to some person who knows how to interpret it...is that related to our spirit being extracted from our body like death? What happens ...
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Guidelines for what to do after someone dies
Does Islam have any procedures which family members are supposed to do after the death of one of their family members? For example, after the burial, I've heard that some people host Quranic ...
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How will Allah judge you when you die?
When you die, does Allah judge you by last minutes action before you die or overall during your life time?
For example: You always pray salaat regular since you were a child and never missed a salaat....
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Whose death in Surat An-Nisa' 4/159?
Here is Surat An-Nisa' 4/159:
And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a ...
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What is the duration of grief or mourning for a death in Islam and when it starts?
If I remember well -correct me if I'm wrong- usually the duration for a the grief or mourning for a death person in Islam is of three days.
Now if a Muslim died in a non-Muslim country where the death ...
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If we found a dead body somewhere, and need to bury it do we consider it a Muslim body or not?
In Verse (5:31) we are taught how to bury a dead person. This Verse at first sight doesn't make clear whether this is mandatory only for dead bodies of believers or a general rule. A Hadith from Sunan ...
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Does the soul ever die?
When we die, our bodies die and our rooh/arwah/soul goes to a place known as barzakh. Everything is destined to die, even the Angel of Death. Then Allah will ask if there is anybody alive, and there ...
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Can animals see the angels and jinn and hear the cries of the dead?
I recently heard a Sunni hadith that said roosters can see the angels at the time of fajar and that is why they make that sound of theirs. And also donkeys cry when they see jinn or the shaithan. I ...
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Can I talk to a deceased person in my mind?
My mum returned to Allah a year ago and I'm finding it very hard to cope. I often find myself "talking" to her in my mind.
Is this allowed in Islam?
I pray for her all the time, but I still talk to ...
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What should I say when I hear the death of a Muslim?
What should I say when I hear the death of a Muslim? Is there any specific dua/words that Shahaba (R) uttered?
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Will Allah forgive me for my sins (drinking and not regularly praying Salah)
If somebody prays the Friday(Jumua'h) prayer and seeks forgiveness from Allah(SWT) and dies in that week while he drank alcohol and had the intention to drink again and whether he did have the ...
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