If someone’s desires are unfulfilled or they are facing turbulent times,
they tie a rope around their neck and hang themselves,
this is a proper suicide.
However, the man who fought side by side with the Prophet (s) in a war, and also protected the Prophet (s) from attacks,
he was covered with deep sword wounds,
so he drove a sword into his own neck to relieve himself from the pain,
when this happened the Prophet (s) said,
‘Go and have a funeral for him but I shall not partake’.
I call this a technical suicide.
The Consequence of Suicide
Zakir Shaikh from Mumbai says:
Gohar Shahi Marhaba.
What will be life hereafter like for those who commit suicide?
Well, it’ll be awful.
Committing suicide is prohibited.
It is highly forbidden, to the extent that even those who committed ‘technical suicide’ at the time of Prophet Muhammad (s)...
There is a difference in suicide as well.
For instance, if someone is seemingly happy but their desires are unfulfilled,
they become fed up and tie a noose around their neck and hang themselves from the ceiling fan and die.
This is proper suicide.
And then there is technical suicide.
Let’s discuss what that means.
There was a companion of the Prophet (s),
who fought valiantly in a battle,
and he was terribly wounded in the battle.
He was riddled with wounds,
and felt extremely frustrated because he was in excruciating pain.
A few days went by like this and he was unable to endure the pain.
So one night, since he was suffering from pain,
he decided to end his own life to end the pain.
When this was brought to the Prophet (s)’s knowledge,
he was very displeased.
Although the scenario was totally different because [as we discussed], one type of suicide is if someone’s desires are unfulfilled,
or they are facing turbulent times,
they exhibit cowardice
and tie a rope around their neck, hang themselves and die.
This is a proper suicide.
However, the man who fought side by side with the Prophet (s) in a war, and also protected the Prophet (s) from attacks,
he was covered with deep sword wounds,
and was in great agony.
So he drove a sword into his own neck to relieve himself from the pain.
When this happened the Prophet (s) said,
‘Go and have a funeral for him but I shall not partake’.
I called this a technical suicide,
because it was not intentional.
However, despite that, Prophet Muhammad (s) did not accept suicide and the Prophet (s) did not recite funeral prayers for him.
Islam prohibits suicide and I believe suicide must be prohibited in every religion.
And forget about religion, does any regular non-religious person condone suicide?
Everyone says it is an act of cowardice.
When you do not have the strength to face dire circumstances, you become a coward.
Therefore, suicide is prohibited.