What is the ruling on praying for, washing, and burying a suicide?
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The questioner: I mean, another issue, which is regarding shrouding and washing the dead. We encountered a case about three weeks ago where a man hanged himself.
The Shaykh: He is preparing this question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: What is the ruling of the Shari'ah in this matter? Is he washed, shrouded, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries? Or is he sent to his country?
The Shaykh: If there is no apparent indication from this person who committed suicide that declares his disbelief or his apostasy, then a group of Muslims should pray for him, but those who are role models among them should not pray for him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: As for if there is an indication that the man committed suicide out of atheism, and denial of the will, wisdom, and justice of Allah, then [he is treated] as [one who] has thrown himself into [destruction].
The Shaykh: He is preparing this question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: What is the ruling of the Shari'ah in this matter? Is he washed, shrouded, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries? Or is he sent to his country?
The Shaykh: If there is no apparent indication from this person who committed suicide that declares his disbelief or his apostasy, then a group of Muslims should pray for him, but those who are role models among them should not pray for him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: As for if there is an indication that the man committed suicide out of atheism, and denial of the will, wisdom, and justice of Allah, then [he is treated] as [one who] has thrown himself into [destruction].
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