Questions tagged [death]
For questions relating to death and deceased people, animals, etc.
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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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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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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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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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What happens exactly to a person when he is dying?
According to Islam, what happens exactly to a person when his time ends on earth?
I want to focus on the moment of death itself not what happens afterwards. As far as I know the angel of death comes ...
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What to do on death anniversary?
What is the Islamic and proper way to commemorate the death anniversary of a close loved one? I am from Bangladesh and the customs here is something called Milad. But I want to know the actual ...
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Is life a fair test? [closed]
Allah is fair to all of his slaves however this life is a test for all of us yet we all don't have the same amount of time on this test (Earth). Some people get longer time and they live to an older ...
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Is hell permanent?
When someone dies, if they are destined for hell, do they stay there for all eternity, or will they eventually be freed from hell?
If they will eventually be freed, what happens then? Furthermore, do ...
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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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Are there any laws in Islam which it is better to die rather than violate the law?
Are there any laws in Islam which it is better to die rather than violate the law?
Does it matter whether violating the law would cause the person to die naturally (for example, eating pork while ...
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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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How can one increase the life span and youth?
I have a question which is about death. I know that God Almighty has fixed everyone's age for death to arrive to one of them. I wonder if for example I'm 18 years old and I’m very healthy person ...
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What happens to people whose bodies are not buried after death?
I want to ask that people who are not buried after death like if they died at sea or burnt but not buried, how they are answerable to munkar nakir and how they would go through their phases of grave?
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Is burial at sea disrespectful to Muslims?
According to recent reports I've been reading about the death and burial of Osama Bin Laden, I've come across a notion that despite any body preparation that may have been done (washing the body, ...
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How does Islam prove the existence of the life of the world to come?
I have a question:
What is the basis for the Islam belief in the World to Come?
i asked same question here:
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/23376/2188
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Do souls inter-communicate among themselves after death?
Do souls of dead Muslims who knew each other during their lifetimes communicate with each other after death? If so, can the soul of the person that died later communicate news of the ones left behind (...
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Need a reference for a hadith about staying at the grave after burial
I recently came across a quote on FB that was claimed as being a hadith. The summary of the quote was that after the janazah and burial of one's deceased parent, one should stay at their grave, ...
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When the thought-to-be-dead husband shows up, what is the situation of the wife and 2nd husband?
Let's say there was a married couple in love. The husband soon "dies" in an untoward accident, and the wife is left grieving. After a year or so, she meets another man and decides to re-marry.
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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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Does reciting fatiah and gifting rewards to the dead actually help them?
Does reciting Surah Fatiha once and Surah Tauheed three times and after that gifting thawab to dead people, actually help the dead in hereafter?
I want to know the hadiths in favour of this custom.
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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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In Islam, what happens to a person after his death?
If a person dies and his/her relatives bury him, he will be asked three questions in the grave. What happens after that? Where does his/her soul go?
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What is the reason for being buried lying on your right side?
I'm Catholic but am researching Islamic faith and found that you are buried lying on your right side facing Makkah. They second part was explained, but I couldn't find a reason for the first part. Any ...
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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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Does God decide when and how one dies? If one commits suicide, did God decide that earlier?
Has God decided one's age? If so, has He decided how he will die and by whom he will be killed?
Suppose one commits suicide, did God decide that earlier? If so, who is to blame really?
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Burning cremation ceremony for revert
Bismillah.
Dear brothers of faith, may peace be upon you all.
I am recent convert to Islam and got some worries about cremation rituals for my non Muslim family. My old religion encourages burning ...
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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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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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Is there any life after death before the day of judgement?
If there's nothing then why does God say in the Quran that
It was said: "Enter thou the Garden." He said: "Ah me! Would that my people knew (what I know)!-
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What is an acceptable legitimate cause for killing a human being in Islam?
On this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal#Animals
Muslims
In Islam, killing a human being is not permissible without a legitimate cause. Especially killing a Muslim person, since ...
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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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Is burial at sea possible?
Is it permitted to bury someone at sea?
I think it might be since voyages can be very long and if someone dies then it might not be possible to wait until the the ship reaches land.
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What happens to the soul of a person who was cremated?
I have read a couple of threads regarding this topic but none answered my questions. After a person dies and is buried, the question and answer trial happen. If a person was a bad person, they will ...
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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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Will I feel or get disturbed when insects eat my body in the grave?
Is there any hadith from the prophet Mohammad (S.A.W) that any believer or disbeliever feel when their body is being eaten in the grave? If so, what are the effects on the soul and how the soul feels ...
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Is next day funeral a requirement?
In Turkish culture here in the UK, Turks generally get the body sent to Turkey for burial there. As far as I know we need to be buried the next day, but this delays that usually for at least one more ...
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Does the soul sleep after death until the day of resurrection?
When Jesus resurrected Lazarus from the dead, he reported to be asleep for 4 days and he didn't go to purgatory. Does that mean the soul sleeps after death until the day of resurrection?
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Is the following Hadith which says prophets would never get decomposed true or false?
I cam across this Hadith - Chapters Regarding Funerals - Sunan Ibn Majah
for Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets
Which is classified as Da'if.
And in Earth Does ...
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Is uploading a dead person's picture on social media allowed?
A few months ago, my cousin's brother died and then my other cousins started uploading his pictures on social media (Facebook), attaching them with their pictures.
My question is, is this behavior ...
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Do animals have souls? If they do is killing them a major sin? [duplicate]
Do animals have souls because one of the major sins that doom one to Hell is killing a soul. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
“Avoid the seven sins that doom a person to Hell.” We said: What are ...
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What are the practices and beliefs of Islam regarding death? [closed]
I am writing a paper for a nursing assistant course. The subject is death and the beliefs and practices of different cultures and religions regarding death and dying. Would you please explain to me ...
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Is there any reward for reciting the Quran for the dead, especially Sura Yaseen?
Is there any reward for reciting the Quran for the dead, especially sura Yaseen.
This I find most of them pay to those who recite it, Mostly they will be a group of 3 guys.
Reciting Quran among ...
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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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Can we look at pictures of the deceased?
I’ve always been told that we can’t have pictures of the deceased or look at those pictures once they have passed away. Is that true in my anyway? Will they get punished because of us viewing their ...
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Can a person see himself being taken into the grave?
I got a WhatsApp message about what a person sees during death and it was written there that a dead man does not realize that he is dead initially. He feels himself dreaming of death, he sees himself ...
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Can I store a picture of my grandmother who passed away in my phone, and is it a sin if I cry about her death?
Day before yesterday, my grandmother passed away. I love her very much. Among all the grandchild she got, she loved me most. I have few questions:
Can I store a picture of her in my phone. She was ...
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How can Ka'ab predicted Umar death?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%27ab_al-Ahbar
Ka'b :Amir al-Muminin, you ought to write your will because you will die in three days.
Umar : How do you know that ?
Ka'b : I found it in the Book of ...
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