Title: When someone passes away in the month of Ramadan, the gates of Heaven are open and the gates of hell are closed. Does this mean that person is going straight to Heaven?also, if someone passes away in Ramadan, can they experience suffering in the grave?

Question: Assalamualykum.When someone passes away in the month of Ramadan, the gates of Heaven are open and the gates of hell are closed. Does this mean that person is going straight to Heaven?also, if someone passes away in Ramadan, can they experience suffering in the grave? Wassalaam

Answer ID: 4166Posted on: Aug 30, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 793/727=D/1429)

Muslims, who pass away in the month of Ramazan, although they are sinners, do not experience suffering in the grave, they are reprieved from it till the Day of Judgment. But on the Day of Judgement, they will be sent to paradise or hell after being judged as per their faith and good deeds.

قال فی الدر: و يامن الميت من عذاب القبر و من مات فيه (في رمضان) او في ليلته من عذاب القبر (الشامی: 1/610)