Is the suicide considered a killer of himself?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is the suicide considered a killer of himself?
Answer:
Without a doubt. The suicide operations they call martyrdom operations are killing of souls. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Ali 'Imran 3:169] It is not permissible for a person to kill himself, ever. And he says this is jihad, but this is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is the suicide considered a killer of himself?
Answer:
Without a doubt. The suicide operations they call martyrdom operations are killing of souls. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2781 -3022] هل المنتحر يعتبر قاتلاً لنفسه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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