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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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From Palestine, a question is asked: What is the ruling on suicide operations in our country, Palestine?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a Palestinian person, and he asks the reader to read this question, saying: What is the ruling on suicide operations in our country, Palestine?

Answer:
The default is that Allah has forbidden a person to kill himself. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. (30) And whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire.وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ عُدْوَانًا وَظُلْمًا فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا
[An-Nisa 4:29-30]
, and in the hadith:
He who killed himself with steel (weapon) would be the eternal denizen of the Fire of Hell and he would have that weapon in his handمن قتل نفسه بحديدة فحديدته بيده يتوجأ بها في نار جهنم
Sahih Muslim 109a
And whoever kills himself with poison, then his poison will be in his hand, to continually take it in the Fire of Jahannam, dwelling in that state eternally. And whoever throws himself from a mountain to kill himself, then he will be continually throwing himself in the Fire ofومن قتل نفسه بسم فسمه في يده يتحساه في نار جهنم ومن قتل ومن تردى من جبل فقتل نفسه فإنه يتردى في نار جهنم
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2044Sahih (Darussalam)
So it is not permissible for a person to kill himself. This is not permissible except if he is with jihad, with the mujahideen, if he is with the mujahideen in the path of Allah, with an imam, with a leader, and with mujahideen.
And he takes on a risk for the sake of saving Muslims or for the sake of opening the way for Muslims. This is what is intended by killing oneself. If he intended to kill himself, it is not permissible. But if he intended only the benefit of jihad.
So if he did this, there is no harm, because the Companions used to take risks, they would enter into the crowds, they would enter into the crowds, and they might climb over the disbelievers, because the benefit is stronger, a stronger benefit. As for these people, the harm is stronger, the harm is stronger, so it is not permissible if the harm is stronger or equal. It is only permissible if the benefit is stronger, and he is with an army that supports him, with an army that supports him, with a Muslim leader. In this case, it is permissible for a person to risk his life for the benefit of jihad in the path of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and for the victory of the Muslims. He may be saved, and he may not be saved. He did not intend to kill himself, he did not intend this. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [55 -1024] من فلسطين يسأل: ما حكم العلميات الانتحارية في بلدنا فلسطين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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