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Sahih Muslim 978 (Book 11, Hadith 138) #9408
Suicide and Funeral Prayers

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did not offer funeral prayers for someone who had killed himself with a broad-headed arrow.

Jabir b. Samura reported: (The dead body) of a person who had killed himself with a broad-headed arrow was brought before the Messenger of Allah , but he did not offer prayers for him.
حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ بِرَجُلٍ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ

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suicide  *  prayers  *  intihar  *  aljanazah  *  almuharraqah  *  arrow

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect life, Follow Islamic teachings

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) stance on suicide and funeral prayers. According to this hadith, when a dead body of someone who committed suicide with a broad headed arrow was brought before the Prophet, he did not offer funeral prayers for him. This indicates that suicide is forbidden in Islam and those who commit it will not be given funeral prayer by the Muslim community. It also teaches us that we should respect life and avoid taking our own lives as it goes against Islamic teachings.

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