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Sunan Abi Dawud 3185 (Book 21, Hadith 97) #23475
Suicide Forbidden in Islam

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ refused to pray over a man who had committed suicide, as it is forbidden in Islam.

Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah: A man fell ill and a cry was raised (for his death). So his neighbour came to the Messenger of Allah and said to him: He has died. He asked: Who told you? He said: I have seen him. The Messenger of Allah said: He has not died. He then returned. A cry was again raised (for his death). He came to the Messenger of Allah and said: He has died. The Prophet said: He has not died. He then returned. A cry was again raised over him. His wife said: Go to the Messenger of Allah and inform him. The man said: O Allah, curse him. He said: The man then went and saw that he had killed himself with an arrowhead. So he went to the Prophet and informed him that he had died. He asked: Who told you? He replied: I myself saw that he had killed himself with arrowheads. He asked: Have you seen him? He replied: Yes. He then said: Then I shall not pray over him.
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ مَرِضَ رَجُلٌ فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ جَارُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَرَجَعَ فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبِرْهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ فَرَآهُ قَدْ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ بِمِشْقَصٍ مَعَهُ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا يُدْرِيكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْحَرُ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ مَعَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْتَ رَأَيْتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذًا لاَ أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ

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suicide  *  forbidden  *  islam  *  prayer  *  intihar  *  haram  *  salat

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that suicide is forbidden in Islam. It was narrated by Jabir ibn Samurah, who said that a man fell ill and people thought he had died. His neighbor went to the Prophet Muhammad and informed him of the man's death, but the Prophet said he hadn't died yet. The neighbor returned twice more with similar news, but each time the Prophet said he hadn't died yet. Eventually, it was discovered that the man had killed himself with an arrowhead and when this was reported to the Prophet Muhammad, he refused to pray over him because of his act of suicide. This teaches us that suicide is not allowed in Islam and those who commit it will not be prayed for by Muslims after their death.

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