Is suicide major disbelief?
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Question:
He asks: Is killing oneself, or what is called suicide, major disbelief?
Answer:
It is one of the major sins, and its perpetrator is threatened with the Fire. Whoever kills himself with poison will drink it in the Fire of Hell. Whoever kills himself with a blade will wield it in the Fire of Hell. Whoever kills himself by throwing himself off a mountain will keep falling in the Fire of Hell.
So he is threatened with[An-Nisa 4:30] It is not permissible for a person to kill himself. The soul is not yours to own; it belongs to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The soul is not made lawful except by what Allah has made lawful: retaliation and fighting the disbelieving polytheists. As for the soul of a believer, no one may transgress against it without right. The blood of a Muslim is not lawful except in one of three cases: the married person who commits unlawful sexual intercourse, the soul for a soul (meaning retaliation), and the one who leaves his religion and separates from the community. Yes.
He asks: Is killing oneself, or what is called suicide, major disbelief?
Answer:
It is one of the major sins, and its perpetrator is threatened with the Fire. Whoever kills himself with poison will drink it in the Fire of Hell. Whoever kills himself with a blade will wield it in the Fire of Hell. Whoever kills himself by throwing himself off a mountain will keep falling in the Fire of Hell.
So he is threatened with
And whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire
وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ عُدْوَانًا وَظُلْمًا فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الانتحار كفر أصغر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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