1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

19 Questions

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?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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

'Wassalam.
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?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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.
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?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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.
What can we recite to ease the journey in the hereafter for the departed soul of a person who committed suicide?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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

Wassalam.