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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on declaring that those who commit suicide are in loss

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Question:
When the famous singer Hanan died by suicide, a group of young people did the same. I told these young people that they were in loss. Is there any sin on me for what I said?

Answer:
First, we do not believe that this will happen, if Allah wills, that a group of young people will commit suicide because of the death of an artist, because death is inevitable for everyone. The artist and the non-artist, even the righteous, the scholars, and the rabbis all die, and the prophets and messengers die. Death is unavoidable. However, if a person kills himself out of despair and anger, whether due to the death of someone or due to a calamity befalling him, this is a major sin among the major sins. Killing oneself is a major sin among the major sins. The scholars mentioned that the Imam does not pray over one who kills himself. The Imam, meaning the Grand Imam, does not pray over one who kills himself, or the deputy of the Imam. As for the rest of the Muslims, they pray over him because he is a Muslim, and it is necessary to pray over him. However, the people of virtue do not pray over him in order to deter people from this act. Otherwise, he is a Muslim. The questioner’s statement that he declared them to be in loss is a matter of warning. It is not that they are disbelievers. If his intention was that they are disbelievers, that is not the case; they are not disbelievers. But if his intention was that they exposed themselves to punishment, then yes, this is correct. They exposed themselves to punishment, because one who kills himself is deserving of punishment. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not kill yourselves [or one another]وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ
[An-Nisa 4:29]
Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. (30) And whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire. And that, for Allah, is [always] easy.إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ عُدْوَانًا وَظُلْمًا فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا
[An-Nisa 4:29-30]
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And in a hadith, it is mentioned that a person was afflicted with a wound. He was afflicted with a wound, so he despaired of it and killed himself.
Allah said, 'My Slave hurried to bring death upon himselfقال الله تعالى بادرني عبدي بنفسه
Sahih al-Bukhari 3463
This made the Fire obligatory for him. This made the Fire obligatory for him. This is a warning, but it does not indicate that he is a disbeliever. Rather, this is a matter of warning and deterrence. Yes.
Source الانتحار من أجل وفاة شخص — alfawzan.live

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