The Ruling on Consoling the Family of a Suicide
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Question:
Is it permissible for us to console the family of the deceased if the deceased died by suicide?
Answer:
Yes, they should console them, and they should pray for him for forgiveness if he died while a Muslim, if he was a Muslim. His suicide does not take him out of the circle of Islam. It is one of the major sins. They should pray for him for pardon and forgiveness, and they should pray over him. However, the ruler, or the prince, or the scholar should not pray over him, by way of discretionary punishment for him and those like him. Some people pray over him because he is a Muslim, not a disbeliever. The one who commits suicide is a Muslim who committed a great major sin, so they pray over him, pray for him for pardon and forgiveness, and give charity on his behalf—may Allah grant us well-being and safety. Yes.
The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Is it permissible for us to console the family of the deceased if the deceased died by suicide?
Answer:
Yes, they should console them, and they should pray for him for forgiveness if he died while a Muslim, if he was a Muslim. His suicide does not take him out of the circle of Islam. It is one of the major sins. They should pray for him for pardon and forgiveness, and they should pray over him. However, the ruler, or the prince, or the scholar should not pray over him, by way of discretionary punishment for him and those like him. Some people pray over him because he is a Muslim, not a disbeliever. The one who commits suicide is a Muslim who committed a great major sin, so they pray over him, pray for him for pardon and forgiveness, and give charity on his behalf—may Allah grant us well-being and safety. Yes.
The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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