The Ruling on Killing Oneself and Its Consequence
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The questioner:
The questioner, 'Abd al-Basit al-Dibani from Yemen, says: A young man in our country killed himself after drinking poison. Please inform us of the ruling on this, and what is the consequence of killing oneself? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
And if he committed a major crime, his case is left to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. His case is left to Allah; we do not know his state. Perhaps he was of unsound mind, or perhaps he was experiencing a period of delusion. Allah will take care of him. Yes.
The presenter:
What is the consequence of killing oneself?
The Shaykh:
Among the greatest of the forbidden things is for a person to kill himself. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[An-Nisa 4:29] So whatever distress or hardship befalls a person, he must be patient and not kill himself, may Allah protect us from that. The hadith states that if a man kills himself, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: "My servant hastened to me with his own life, so I have made the Fire obligatory for him."
The questioner, 'Abd al-Basit al-Dibani from Yemen, says: A young man in our country killed himself after drinking poison. Please inform us of the ruling on this, and what is the consequence of killing oneself? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
And if he committed a major crime, his case is left to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. His case is left to Allah; we do not know his state. Perhaps he was of unsound mind, or perhaps he was experiencing a period of delusion. Allah will take care of him. Yes.
The presenter:
What is the consequence of killing oneself?
The Shaykh:
Among the greatest of the forbidden things is for a person to kill himself. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7505 — youtube.com (8:52)
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