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Punishment for a person committing suicide

· 21 Safar 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I read a response to the question on the punishment for a person committing suicide. However, my questions are:

What is the position if the person is insane and committed suicide?

What if the person has some other mental disorder like schizophrenia?

Answer

A person who is insane or mentally disturbed to the extent that he cannot reason correctly will not be answerable for the wrongs he may have done.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن علي : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال رفع القلم عن ثلاثة عن النائم حتى يستيقظ وعن الصبي حتى يشب وعن المعتوه حتى يعقل (جامع الترمذي رقم 1423)

ويقع طلاق كل زوج إذا كان عاقلا بالغا ولا يقع طلاق الصبي والمجنون والنائم لقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام كل طلاق جائز إلا طلاق الصبي والمجنون ولأن الأهلية بالعقل المميز وهما عديما العقل والنائم عديم الاختيار (الهداية 2/ 358)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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