What is the language in which people will be addressed in al-Barzakh?

Many languages are spoken world wide. what will be the language to ask
questions by angles in grave that, everybody can reply?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We have found three opinions concerning this issue.
1 – That they will be questioned in Syriac.
This was the view of al-Balqeeni,as was narrated from him by
hisstudent al-Suyooti in his essay Sharh al-Sudoor fi Ahwaal al-Mawta
wa'l-Quboor – but he did not give any reliable evidence for that.
2 – That they will be questioned in Arabic.
This was stated by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him).
Evidence of that may be seen in the apparent meaning of the ahaadeeth,
because they describe what will happen in al-Barzakh in Arabic, and
there is no reason why this should not be true, and Allaah will
inspire everyone who is tested in the grave so that he will understand
this language and answer in it.
Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to the questioning by the two angels, the apparent meaning
of the saheeh hadeeth is that it will be in Arabic, because it says
that they will say to him: "What do you know about this man?" etc.
However itmay also be understood as meaning that each person will be
addressed in his own language. End quote.
Al-Imtaa' bi'l-Arba'een al-Mutabaayinatu'l-Samaa' (p. 122).
3 – That he will be questioned ina language that he understands.
This was mentioned by Ibn Hajar as a possibility, as stated above.
This was also stated in fatwas by the Standing Committee, and by
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (mayAllaah have mercy on them).
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (3/450): When a person dies
and is buried, two angels come to him and ask him about his Lord, his
Prophet and his religion in a language that heunderstands. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
One of the scholars said: He will be questioned in Syriac.
Subhaan-Allaah! Syriac is the language of the Christians. It seems –
and Allaah knows best –that this idea was taken from the Christians,
so that they couldboast and say, Our language is the language of
questioning in the grave for everyone who dies.
What appears to be the case is that he will be questioned in whatever
language he understands. If he is an Arab then he will be questioned
in Arabic and if he is a non-Arab then he will be questioned in hisown
language. End quote.
Sharh al-'Aqeedah al-Safaareeniyyah (p. 435), Dar al-Watan.
In our opinion it is better to refrain from commenting on that because
there is no saheeh text on this issue, and concerning oneself with
these details is something which will not benefit the questioner in
either religious or worldly terms.It is sufficient for him to believe
that he will be questioned in his grave, and to ask Allaah to help him
to obey Him and to inspire him with the right answers, and to make him
steadfast when he is questioned.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him)was asked
the following question:
How will the people be addressed on the Day of Resurrection? Will
Allaah addressthem in Arabic? Is it true that thelanguage of the
people of Hell will be Farsi and that the language of the people of
Paradise will be Arabic?
He (may Allaah have mercy on him) replied:
It is not known which language the people will speak on that Day or in
which language they will hear the words of the Lord, may He be
glorified and exalted,because Allaah has not told us anything about
that, and neitherhas His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him). It is not true that Farsi is the language of the people of
Hell or that Arabic is the language of the people of Paradise. We do
not know of any dispute concerning that among the Sahaabah (may Allaah
be pleased with them); rather they all refrained from discussing that,
because discussing such matters is unnecessary talk. But there was a
dispute concerning that among later scholars.
Some people said that they will speak in Arabic, and others said:
Except the people of Hell, who will answer in Farsi, which will be
their language in Hell. Others said: They will be speak in Syriac,
because it is the language of Adam, and from it all other languages
stemmed. Others said: Except the people of Paradise, who will speak
Arabic.
None of the proponents of these arguments have any evidence, whether
based on reason or textual evidence. Rather they are claims that are
devoid of any evidence. Allaah knows best and is Most Wise. End quote.
Majmoo' al-Fataawa (4/300).
And Allaah knows best.

Spending time watching movies and soap operas and playing games in Ramadaan

Some fasting people spend most of the day in Ramadaan watching movies
and soap operas on videos and TVs, and playing cards. What is the
ruling on that?
Praise be to Allaah.
Muslims, whether they are fasting or not, should fear Allaah with
regard to what they are doing and not doing at all times. They must
avoid that which Allaah has forbidden, namely watching obscene movies
which show things that Allaah has forbidden such as naked and
semi-naked pictures, or reprehensible programs, or things which appear
on TV that go against the laws of Allaah, such as images, singing,
musical instruments and misleading ideas. Every Muslim, whether he is
fasting or not, must avoid playing with cards and other kinds of
games, because that involves witnessing evil and doing wrong, and
because it alsocauses hardness and disease in the heart, makes a
person take the laws of Allaah lightly and makes him find it too
difficult to do the things that Allaah has enjoined, such as praying
in congregation and other obligations, and makes him fall into doing
many haraam things. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing)
to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah without knowledge, and takes
it (the pathof Allaah, or the Verses of the Qur'aan) by way of
mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the
Hell-fire).
And when Our Verses (of the Qur'aan) are recited to such a one, he
turns away in pride, as if he heard them not — as if there were
deafness in his ear. So announce to him a painful torment"[Luqmaan
31:6-7]
And He says in Soorat al-Furqaan,describing the slaves of the Most
Merciful (interpretation of the meaning):
"And those who do not bear witness to falsehood, and if they pass by
some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity"[al-Furqaan
25:72]
Falsehood (al-zoor) includes all kinds of evil, and the phrase "do not
bear witness" means that they do not attend where these things are
happening.
The Prophet (peace and blessingsof Allaah be upon him) said: "There
will be among my ummahpeople who will permit adultery, silk, alcohol
and musical instruments." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari in his Saheeh in a
mu'allaq majzoom report). What is meant by adultery is illegal sexual
relations, and musical instruments include singing. Allaah has
forbidden to the Muslims all means that lead to haraam things, and
undoubtedly watching bad movies and the evils that are shown on TV are
among the means that lead to haraam things or lead one to take such
matters lightly without denouncing them. And Allaah is the One Whose
help we seek.

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4b] Suggested program for the Muslim during Ramadaan

4b]
Note:
This program is just a suggestion. It is a flexible schedule that each
personcan adapt to his own circumstances.
This program pays attention to the Sunnahs that are proven from the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It does not mean
that everything mentioned here is an obligatory duty, rather it
includes many things thatare Sunnah and mustahabb.
The most beloved of actions to Allaah are thosewhich are continuous
even if they are little. At the beginning of the month a person may be
keen to do acts of worship, then he may slow down. Beware of that, and
strive to persist in all the actions that you do in this blessed
month.
The Muslim should strive to organize his time in this blessed month so
that he will not miss out on a great opportunity to do more good and
righteous deeds. For example, a person should try to buy all the
things that the family needs before the month begins, and he should
buy day-to-day needs at timeswhen the stores are not crowded, and
visits to friends and family should be organized in such a way that
they do not distract from acts of worship.
Make doing lots of acts of worship and drawing closer to Allaah your
priority in this blessed month.
Resolve at the beginning of the month to go to the mosque early at the
timesof prayer, and to complete the Book of Allaah, and to regularly
pray qiyaam al-layl in thisgreat month, and to spend (in charity) what
you can of your wealth.
Make the most of the opportunity that the month of Ramadaan brings to
strengthen your connection to the Book of Allaah, by utilizing the
following means:
Read the verses correctly.The way to do that is to have your reading
corrected by someone who knows how to read well. If you cannot do
that, then by listening to tapes of expert readers.
Revise what Allaah has enabled you to memorize,and memorize some more.
Read the tafseer (commentary) on the verses, either by looking up the
verses you do not understand in reliable books of tafseer such as
Tafseer al-Baghawi and Tafseer Ibn Katheer and Tafseer al-Sa'di, or by
making a program to reada book of tafseer. Start first with the
thirtieth Juz'(section) of the Qur'aan, then mover on to the
twenty-ninth juz', and so on.
Strive to apply the commands that you read in the Book of Allaah.
We ask Allaah to perfect for us the blessing of Ramadaan, and to help
usfast and pray qiyaam throughout the whole month, and to accept
(these acts of worship) from us, and to forgive us for our
shortcomings./