Where should a person who committed suicide be buried?
Question
If a person had committed suicide, where should he be buried?
Answer
If he is a Muslim, then he will be buried in the Muslim graveyard.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( من قتل نفسه ) ولو ( عمدا يغسل و يصلى ) به يفتى وإن كان أعظم وزرا من قاتل غيره ورجح الكمال قول الثاني بما في مسلم أنه عليه الصلاة والسلام أتي برجل قتل نفسه فلم يصل عليه
قال الشامي : قوله ( به يفتى ) لأنه فاسق غير ساع في الأرض بالفساد وإن كان باغيا على نفسه كسائر فساق المسلمين زيلعي (رد المحتار 2/211)
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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