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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the funeral prayer performed for one who killed himself?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is the funeral prayer performed for one who killed himself?

Answer:
The people pray over him, but the one in authority and the people of virtue do not pray over him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/564] هل يُصلى على من قتل نفسه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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