The Ruling on Self-Detonation in Jihad to Harm the Enemy
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Question:
The act of the young man of the trench who said to the king: "Take an arrow from my quiver... if you do that, you will kill me." Is this a type of destruction or is it jihad in the path of Allah?
Answer:
This is the legislation of those before us, which Allah established for them. It is not our legislation. Our legislation is the prohibition of killing. Therefore, a person does not kill himself, nor does he permit the killing of himself, except in jihad.
Q: My intention is, who does he take with him in the detonations?
A: It is not permissible. Detonations are not permissible. For him to detonate himself is not permissible.
Q: There are those who use this as evidence for the permissibility of detonation?
A: No, it is not permissible. The Messenger prohibited it. Allah says: [Al-Nisa: 29], and the Messenger says: Sunan Abi Dawud 3257Sahih (Al-Albani).
The act of the young man of the trench who said to the king: "Take an arrow from my quiver... if you do that, you will kill me." Is this a type of destruction or is it jihad in the path of Allah?
Answer:
This is the legislation of those before us, which Allah established for them. It is not our legislation. Our legislation is the prohibition of killing. Therefore, a person does not kill himself, nor does he permit the killing of himself, except in jihad.
Q: My intention is, who does he take with him in the detonations?
A: It is not permissible. Detonations are not permissible. For him to detonate himself is not permissible.
Q: There are those who use this as evidence for the permissibility of detonation?
A: No, it is not permissible. The Messenger prohibited it. Allah says:
And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًاIf anyone kills himself with something, he will be punished with it on the Day of Resurrection.
مَن قتل نفسَه بشيءٍ عُذِّبَ به يوم القيامة
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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