The Prohibition of Suicide and Wishing for Death
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Her final question is that she asks, saying: I read in the book *Al-Naseehah fi al-Ad'iyyah al-Sahihah* (Advice in Authentic Supplications) regarding Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 1600 It was narrated by Imam Ahmad, al-Bukhari, and Muslim. The question is: Does this supplication mean turning away from suicide, and at what time in the prayer can such a supplication be answered? And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah?
Answer: Yes, it is not permissible for her to commit suicide, nor is it permissible for anyone else to commit suicide due to a hardship that befalls them. It is not permissible for a Muslim man or woman to commit suicide due to a hardship that befalls him, such as illness, injuries, harassment, poverty, or the like. Rather, it is obligatory to be patient, and there is no harm in this supplication. A person may say in his prayer or otherwise:Sahih al-Bukhari 5671 This is from the supplication of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), established from the narration of al-Nasa'i from 'Amir ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:258 He mentioned other supplications as well.
The point is: Among the supplications of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is:Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:258 And the hadith of Anas ibn Malik that the questioner mentioned was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in the two Sahihs. It is a great hadith, and it indicates that there is no harm in asking this: Sahih al-Bukhari 5671 If one supplicates with this supplication in prostration, or at the end of the prayer before the closing salam, it is good; because supplication is answered in prostration, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 875Sahih (Al-Albani) Likewise, supplication at the end of the prayer is supplication in its proper place. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it when he taught his companions the tashahhud. He said to them after teaching them the testimony: Bulugh al-Maram 2:203 After teaching them the tashahhud: Bulugh al-Maram 2:203 So the believer supplicates at the end of the prayer with whatever good supplications Allah has made easy for him, and likewise in prostration. Yes.
None of you must wish for death because he is afflicted by evil circumstances, but if he cannot help doing so he should say, ‘O God, give me life as long as life is better for me, and take me when death is better for me.’
لا يتمنين أحدكم الموت من ضر أصابه، فإن كان لابد فاعلاً فليقل: اللهم أحيني ما دامت الحياة خيراً لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً ليAnswer: Yes, it is not permissible for her to commit suicide, nor is it permissible for anyone else to commit suicide due to a hardship that befalls them. It is not permissible for a Muslim man or woman to commit suicide due to a hardship that befalls him, such as illness, injuries, harassment, poverty, or the like. Rather, it is obligatory to be patient, and there is no harm in this supplication. A person may say in his prayer or otherwise:
O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me.
اللهم أحيني إذا كانت الحياة خيراً لي وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً ليThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate with these supplications: O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over all creation, keep me alive as long as You know life is better for me, and cause me to die when You know death is better for me.
كان النبي ﷺ يدعو بهذه الدعوات: اللهم بعلمك الغيب، وقدرتك على الخلق، أحيني ما علمت الحياة خيراً لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً ليThe point is: Among the supplications of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is:
O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over all creation, keep me alive as long as You know life is better for me, and cause me to die when You know death is better for me.
اللهم بعلمك الغيب، وقدرتك على الخلق! أحيني ما علمت الحياة خيراً لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً ليO Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me.
اللهم أحيني إذا كانت الحياة خيراً لي، وتوفني إذا كانت الوفاة خيراً ليThe nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often.
أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه وهو ساجد؛ فأكثروا الدعاءThen he may choose any supplication which pleases him most and recite it.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء أعجبه إليه فيدعوThen he may choose any supplication which pleases him most and recite it.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء أعجبه إليه فيدعو
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