The Belief of the People of the Sunnah and the Community Regarding the Ruling on One Who Kills Himself
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It is known that the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community is: That the sinner, if he enters the Fire, will not remain in it forever, but what is the answer to what is reported in the two Sahihs from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: (Whoever kills himself with an iron, his iron is in his hand.
In the Fire of Hell, remaining in it forever, eternally in it) ?
This is a point of difficulty. It is known that among the beliefs of the people of the Sunnah and the community is that whoever enters the Fire for a sin other than disbelief will not remain in it forever. Killing oneself is a sin other than disbelief, so what is the answer to what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (That whoever kills himself with something will be punished with it in the Fire of Hell, remaining in it forever, eternally in it) where the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned eternity,And the answer to this is from one of two angles: Either the word "forever" is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is like the wording of the verse: [Al-Nisa: 93] and it does not contain eternity,And the intended meaning of "remaining" here is: but a long stay.
Or it can be said: If this is an exception to those who remain in the Fire, and he is not from the people of disbelief, this is if this word is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And it is not far-fetched that the person who kills himself—may Allah protect us from that—may have his heart detached from faith,Meaning: he does not kill himself except to flee from the decree of Allah, and out of a lack of patience with the decree of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). His heart may be detached from faith at that moment,As came in the hadith: (The fornicator does not commit fornication while he is a believer) .
So the answer in my view is from one of two angles: ١-Either it can be said: If the word "forever" is not authentic, then the wording of the hadith, "remaining," corresponds to the wording of the verse.
2- Or it can be said that this is an exception.
But the apparent position of the people of the Sunnah is: That eternity here is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
In the Fire of Hell, remaining in it forever, eternally in it) ?
This is a point of difficulty. It is known that among the beliefs of the people of the Sunnah and the community is that whoever enters the Fire for a sin other than disbelief will not remain in it forever. Killing oneself is a sin other than disbelief, so what is the answer to what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (That whoever kills himself with something will be punished with it in the Fire of Hell, remaining in it forever, eternally in it) where the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned eternity,And the answer to this is from one of two angles: Either the word "forever" is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is like the wording of the verse:
But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally
وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِداً فِيهَاOr it can be said: If this is an exception to those who remain in the Fire, and he is not from the people of disbelief, this is if this word is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And it is not far-fetched that the person who kills himself—may Allah protect us from that—may have his heart detached from faith,Meaning: he does not kill himself except to flee from the decree of Allah, and out of a lack of patience with the decree of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). His heart may be detached from faith at that moment,As came in the hadith: (The fornicator does not commit fornication while he is a believer) .
So the answer in my view is from one of two angles: ١-Either it can be said: If the word "forever" is not authentic, then the wording of the hadith, "remaining," corresponds to the wording of the verse.
2- Or it can be said that this is an exception.
But the apparent position of the people of the Sunnah is: That eternity here is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).