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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Using the story of the boy as evidence for the permissibility of suicide operations

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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some people argue for the permissibility of killing protected souls, or killing the soul with a belt or other explosives, by citing the story of the boy. They say that if Muslims have no way to drive the enemy from their land and country, then it is permissible for them to carry out these operations. What is your Eminence’s guidance?

Answer:
This is inverted reasoning. The boy did not kill himself, my brother. The tyrant killed the boy; he did not kill himself. He only endured the killing for the sake of calling to Islam. He endured the killing for the sake of calling to Islam. Nor did he kill himself with his own hand so that they could argue on that basis. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-051-حرمـة قتـل الأنفـس المعصومـة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (39:37)

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