Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and substance abuse—including alcoholism and the use of benzodiazepines—are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress, such as from financial difficulties, troubles with relationships, or bullying.

192774

Father . Suicide . Daughter

My father created a will some time before he took his own life. In order to allocate the daughters their share in inheritance, we might need to oppose the will. Is it permissible to disregard his will if there are no other alternatives available?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 12 months ago

Any part of the will is invalid if it goes against Shariat. If the will does not go against Islamic rules, no one has right to oppose it.

Wassalam.

151019

Suicide . Disaster

Is it permissible to take one's own life during a natural disaster or fire when death seems unavoidable, in order to avoid suffering?

No.
‘it is not permissible to take your own life under any situation, Life and death is from Allah (SWT) and He Granted us our life and Ge takes it whenever He wants. No one from us is allowed to take his or her life under any circumstance. Allah Can Save us if He Wants and should never lose hope from His Mercy.

Wassalam.

182010

Suicide

What solutions do you recommend for my persistent suicidal thoughts and the overwhelming presence of vivid mental imagery depicting their aftermath as a pleasant scenario instead of a terrifying one?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 1 year ago

There are a lot of reasons why someone might be having suicidal thoughts, and if there is no obvious reason why you are feeling this way (such as grief or loss), it is worth considering that there could be physical causes such as heavy metal poisoning. I would recommend seeking out medical or psychiatric assistance and seeing if they can help.

With duas!

178370

Suicide

How can I provide support to my non-Muslim friend who constantly talks about suicide due to her inability to achieve good grades and her dissatisfaction with her family? We are both 16-year-old high schoolers in India.

Main fact which you need to remind her is the fact of the great Mercy of God, which greater than any problem or hardship. Remembering the great Mercy of God brings helpless people to their senses and makes then start hoping and wishing to get anything from the Mercy of God.

Wassalam.

174953

Woman . Chastity . Suicide . Sin

Is suicide permissible for a woman whose chastity is endangered, or if she is compelled to commit a major sin prohibited in Islam and cannot refuse due to her helplessness?

No. Suicide is not permissible at all even in the worst situations.

'Wassalam.

167045

Suicide . Children . Heaven . Parents . Death . Sin . Non-Muslims

How can we effectively respond to non-Muslims who claim that Islam promotes child suicide by teaching that all children go to heaven if they die before puberty and their sins are not held against them?

Suicide is a major sin because it is a crime of murder and it is a result of another major sin which is loosing hope from the mercy of Allah. Every believer in Allah should believe in his great mercy, which is much more greater than any difficulty or hardship,people who commit suicide,do so after loosing hope and thinking that their problems have no solution,and by committing suicide they try to run away from the problems this feeling of not hoping the mercy of Allah itself is a major sin.

The fact that sinless children who die during their childhood will go to paradise is a part of the mercy of Allah[THE Exalted]. The most merciful,The most compassionate.

wassalam.

149202

Islam . Depression . Suicide . Illness . Forgiveness . God (Allah)

What does Islam say about depression that leads to suicide? Does Islam acknowledge the existence of depression, and if someone commits suicide due to this mental illness, can they be forgiven by Allah?

There are different types of depression. Some of the depression cases can be avoided or treated by remembering Allah and sincerely seeking His Help. Some depression cases are out of control and can not be treated but by medical experts. Such uncontrolled depression is an illness like other uncontrolled illnesses. If the person loses control and goes out of his senses, then he will be considered behaving out of his senses. Allah only Knows the real feelings and status of the senses of people. Allah Judges people and we are not entitled to judge others. We just pray for the well-being of depressed people and for the forgiveness of late believers.

Wassalam.

121524

Hereafter . Soul . Suicide

What can we recite to ease the journey in the hereafter for the departed soul of a person who committed suicide?

Sura Al-Fatiha, Sura Yaseen, Sura Al-Mulk, Sura Arrahman and any Quranic Sura beside Sadaqa and Du'a for forgiveness.

Wassalam.

93810

Suicide . Hell . Pain

Is a person who commits suicide sent to eternal torture in hell? If so, why would Allah give them so much pain in this world that they become suicidal and then torture them in the next world for it?

Allah (SWT) never gives pain to any one to make him suicidal, but He grants continuous bounties and orders Justice and fairness. Remembering Allah (SWT) is the origin and the source of peace of mind. People suffer when they go away from the justice, fairness and neglect remembering Allah. Sufferings of people is the result of their own bad deeds.
Suicide is a major sin because it come as a result losing hope in Allah's mercy as well as sinful killing. Mercy of Allah is greater than any problem, and no problems whatsoever gig or complicated can be bigger than Mercy of Allah.

Wassalam.

93971

Son . Soul . Suicide

My son who was 18 years old took his life earlier this year. I cannot stop thinking why he did that. Can you please help me to help the soul of my Marhoom son?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 5 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

It is indeed very sad to hear that your late son took his life. May Allah ta'ala grant him ease in the Next life. Most important for you is not to ponder on why and how, but more on what you are able to do to contribute to helping others around you to avoid repetition of such an incident.

You experienced this, so you are able to help those around you and the community to bring about awareness. Take this unfortunate incident and use it for positive use. This will not only keep you occupied from having negative thoughts, or, God forbid, falling into depression, or losing hope in your life as well.

You should try to do righteous deeds and grant its reward to your late son. Do charity work on his behalf, and try to let others remember the good things about him, so they can be insired and learn from all of this.

Another thing that would be important to do is reach out to a qualified counselor who can give you professional tips to deal with such loss and overcome this difficulty.

With prayers for your success.

94646

Suicide

I am suffering from a medical condition where I expect to get paralyzed from head to toe in a year or so and unable to eat or breathe without assistance. Is it permissible to commit suicide in such a scenario?

No.

Suicide is a major sin. Believers in Allah (SWT) never think about committing suicide under any circumstance. No matter how big your difficulties are, you must keep hoping the mercy of Allah (SWT).

The Mercy of Allah is greater than any difficulty.

You should always seek the help of Allah (SWT) and keep taking His name YA RAMAAN YA RAHEEM

Wassalam.

92238

Suicide . Destiny . Soul . God (Allah)

What is the situation of the souls of people who committed suicide? Will they be cursed as Allah chose their destiny as the All-Knowing and made them go through the situation that led them to commit suicide?

Committing suicide is a major sin in Islam because it comes as a result of losing hope in the mercy of Allah which is itself a major sin, and it is a crime of killing which is another major sin. Nevertheless, those who die during committing major sins, remain Muslims and we must perform on their dead bodies all rituals which must perform on any Muslim who dies e.g. Ghusl of the dead body, Kafan and burial in Muslim grave yard.

Allah (SWT) knows what is their hearts and He deals with them. We pray for all the believers to get the Mercy of Allah (SWT).

Wassalam.