THE STATUS SUICIDE IN ISLAM Some Muslims incorrectly think that suicidal bombings is not suicide but an act of defense. Sometimes a Muslim may have enough knowledge to quote the hadith in which it was said that the companions of Prophet Muhammad (saaws) would throw their bodies on top of the Prophet and were willing to take a hit for him. However, this does not mean they were intending to kill themselves! This means they were willing to perhaps take an attack to an arm or leg to prevent death to the Prophet saaws. Or that they would shield him and escort him to safety, and by shielding him, preventing the enemy from striking at that moment since the Prophet couldnt be clearly seen in the crowd. Putting oneself at risk is not the same thing as intending to do an act that would surely kill oneself! As we know, the religion of Islam is based upon intentions, as we are judged according to our intentions. A good deed is not accepted by Allah if we have intentions other than doing it for the sake of Allah, or if it is not in accordance with Quran and Sunnah. SUICIDAL BOMBINGS ARE AN ACT OF WAR AND SUICIDE and therefore is HARAM (prohibited) since suicide (INTENTIONALLY KILLING ONESELF) is such a terrible sin with terrible consequences. In addition, such Muslims are completely unaware of the ayat (proof) against killing women and children. Ignorance is so sad. And any haram act by any Muslim anywhere, hurts the Muslim ummah as a whole. Hadith - Al-Muwatta 21.9 (Similar proofs in 21.8, 21.10, and 21.11) Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw the corpse of a woman who had been slain in one of the raids, and he disapproved of it and forbade the killing of women and children. Of course if any woman or child is shooting directly at you, it is permissible to act in self-defense to an immediate situation, but (unarmed) women and children cannot be an intentional target during war or any such attacks. And of course, Islam does not support women in military, but it does permit an individual woman to pick up a weapon to use in self-defense if a specific situation dictates that. The general intent is to shield women and children from the brutal fatalities of a war front altogether and to place the responsibility on the men in society to protect them. Keeping in mind that Allah is the only One who knows the true status of any person as a believer or disbeliever and Allah alone knows who will enter paradise or hell. Muslims are at all different levels of faith, some committing many sins, some very little, and this should be recognized. The Muslims are one nation, a nation that must punish its own, according to the law of Quran and Sunnah, and that must pray for one another in Muslim unity. Hadith - Bukhari 2:445, Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak The Prophet  said, Whoever intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, If such thing is not true then I am a Jew, he is really a Jew). And whoever commits suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron in the Hell Fire. Narrated Jundab the Prophet  said, A man was inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him. Hadith - Bukhari 7:576, Narrated Qais bin Abi Hazim, see also Bukhari 8:361, 438 We went to pay a visit to Khabbab (who was sick) and he had been branded (cauterized) at seven places in his body. He said, Our companions who died (during the lifetime of the Prophet ) left (this world) without having their rewards reduced through enjoying the pleasures of this life, but we have got (so much) wealth that we find no way to spend it except on the construction of buildings. Had the Prophet  not forbidden us to wish for death, I would have wished for it. We visited him for the second time while he was building a wall. He said, -A Muslim is rewarded (in the Hereafter) for whatever he spends except for something that he spends on building. Hadith - Bukhari 7:670, Narrated Abu Huraira The Prophet  said, Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his hand and stabbing his abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever. Hadith - Muslim #6485 Hammam b. Munabbih said: Abu Huraira narrated to us ahadith from Allahs Messenger  and out of these one is that Allahs Messenger  said: none amongst you should make a request for death, and do not call for it before it comes, for when any of you dies, he ceases (to do good) deeds and the life of a believer is not prolonged but for goodness. Hadith - Muslim #6480 Anas (b. Malik) reported Allahs Messenger  as saying: None of you should make a request for death because of the trouble in which he is involved, but if there is no other help to it, then say: O Allah, keep me alive as long as there is goodness in life for me and bring death to me when there is goodness in death for me. Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #1613, Narrated Jabin ibn Abdullah [Ahmad transmitted it.] Allahs Messenger  said, Do not wish for death, for the terror of the place whence one looks down is severe. It is part of a mans happiness that his life should be long and Allah Who is Great and Glorious, should supply him with repentance. Hadith - Qudsi 28 There was amongst those before you a man who had a wound. He was in [such] anguish that he took a knife and made with it a cut in his hand, and the blood did not cease to flow till he died. Allah the Almighty said: My servant has himself forestalled Me; I have forbidden him Paradise. The Noble Quran - An-Nisa 4:29 ...And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you. Indeed, my opinion is that he is regarded as one who has killed himself (committed suicide), and as a result he shall be punished in Hell, for that which is authenticated on the authority of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam). [((Indeed, whoever (intentionally) kills himself, then certainly he will be punished in the Fire of Hell, wherein he shall dwell forever)), [Bukhaaree (5778) and Muslim (109 and 110)]]. However, one who is ignorant and does not know, and assumes his action was good and pleasing to Allah (Subhaanahu wa Taaala), then we hope Allah (Subhaanahu wa Taaala) forgives him for that which he did out of (ignorant) ijtihaad, even though I do not find any excuse for him in the present day. This is because this type of suicide is well known and widespread amongst the people, so it is upon the person to ask the people of knowledge (scholars) regarding it, until the right guidance for him is differentiated from the error. And from that which is surprising, is that these people kill themselves despite Allah having fordbidden this, as He (Subhaanahu wa Taaala) says: {And do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you}, [Soorah an-Nisaa., Aayah 29]. And many amongst them do not desire anything except revenge of the enemy, by whatever means, be it halal or haram. So they only want to satisfy their thirst for revenge. We ask Allah to bless us with foresight in His Deen and action(s) which please Him, indeed He is all Powerful over all things.
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