Expert: Imam Habeeb - 11/2/2009

Question
I'm a 16 year old Sunni, I would like to learn about Paradise:
1) If a person was really good in life, will they automatically go to Paradise or will they wait until Judgement Day, too?
2) In Paradise, will we remain individuals and have our same personalities?
3) Can we meet people in Paradise that we never met in life?
4) When a young baby passes away, will it's mother still see her child as a baby in Paradise? Do only muslims go to Paradise?
5) Is listening to music or making music a sin?

Answer
I'm a 16 year old Sunni, I would like to learn about Paradise:
1) If a person was really good in life, will they automatically go to Paradise or will they wait until Judgement Day, too?  The grave is either the box of Hell or garden of Paradise so it begins there.
2) In Paradise, will we remain individuals and have our same personalities? Same individuals without responsibilities and duties.
3) Can we meet people in Paradise that we never met in life? Yes.
4) When a young baby passes away, will it's mother still see her child as a baby in Paradise? Do only muslims go to Paradise? Yes. Anyone with belief in the Oneness of God.
5) Is listening to music or making music a sin? No unless it's bad lyrics and for evil intentions.