The Death of a Street Racer: Is It Considered Suicide?
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, if a street racer dies as a result of this street racing, is he considered a suicide or not?
Answer:
The most likely view is that if one engages in matters that cause suicide, he is considered a suicide. Therefore, it is obligatory to be cautious. If he plays with his car on the roads and does not care, this may lead to his own destruction, like one who takes poisons and deadly substances and says, "It will not kill me." It is obligatory to be cautious. Allah says, "And do not throw yourselves into destruction"[An-Nisa 4:29]. Street racing is an abomination, and it is one of the means of evil for him and for others. In reality, he is assisting in killing himself through what may happen, such as a rollover or a collision, or through his evil causing harm to himself. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, if a street racer dies as a result of this street racing, is he considered a suicide or not?
Answer:
The most likely view is that if one engages in matters that cause suicide, he is considered a suicide. Therefore, it is obligatory to be cautious. If he plays with his car on the roads and does not care, this may lead to his own destruction, like one who takes poisons and deadly substances and says, "It will not kill me." It is obligatory to be cautious. Allah says, "And do not throw yourselves into destruction"
And do not kill yourselves [or one another]
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
وجوب التعاون على البر والتقوى — islamhouse.com (50:23)
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