The Ruling on Suicide and Clarifying the Difference Between It and Martyrdom
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Question:
The questioner says: Is suicide and killing oneself a sign of weakness in faith or an illness, and what is the treatment for that?
Answer:
A person killing himself is committing one of the major sins, one of the great major sins, and he is forbidden from entering Paradise, as is mentioned in the hadith, as is mentioned in the hadithJami` at-Tirmidhi 2044Sahih (Darussalam). Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said, "And do not kill [An-Nisa 4:29]." Therefore, it is not permissible for a person to kill himself, no matter how much hardship and distress he may face; he must be patient and not kill himself. There was a brave man who fought alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Companions were impressed by his bravery, his struggle, and his patience in battle, so they mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying, "We have not performed as well as so-and-so." He said, "He is in the Fire." This was distressing to the Companions, so one of them followed him and found that he had been wounded in the battle, panicked, and killed himself by forcing his sword into himself. That Companion then said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke the truth." Killing oneself is not permissible under any circumstances. The Muslim must be patient and seek reward from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. As for those who commit suicide, calling this jihad, or bombing, or the like, these are of this type and are threatened with the Fire, may Allah protect us from it. They say, "This enters Paradise," "This is in the path of Allah," "This is martyrdom." They say, "This is martyrdom." This is not martyrdom; it is a major sin among the major sins and a cause for entering the Fire. Martyrdom is that you are killed in the path of Allah [Ali 'Imran 3:169]. It says, "They were killed," and it does not say, "They killed themselves." Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Is suicide and killing oneself a sign of weakness in faith or an illness, and what is the treatment for that?
Answer:
A person killing himself is committing one of the major sins, one of the great major sins, and he is forbidden from entering Paradise, as is mentioned in the hadith, as is mentioned in the hadith
Whoever kills himself with (an instrument of)iron, his iron will be in his hand, to continually stab himself in his stomach with it, in the fire of Jahannam, dwelling in that state eternally. 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 of Jahannam,
من قتل نفسه بحديدة، فحديدته في يده يجأ بها نفسه في نار جهنم، ومن قتل نفسه بسم فسمه في يده يتحساه في نار جهنم، ومن تردى من جبل فقتل نفسه فإنه يتردى في نار جهنم،yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.
أَنفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًاAnd never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/237 — archive.org (2:14)
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