Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why suicide is haram in Islam

“Why is suicide haram in Islam? What does the Quran say about suicide?”Asked by Irfan Jafri, Mumbai

He answers at 51:54 in Universal outlook · 2 min 56 sec

His answer, in his own words
51:54
maulana agla sawal mumbai se bheja hai irfan jafri sahab ne unhone likha hai maulana sahab I want to ask that why khudkushi that is suicide haram in islam one of my friend has asked this question many times I have tried to convince him as per my knowledge about deen I told him that humans cannot end their life because only allah can decide about birth and death he is not satisfied and he wants to know what quran says about suicide maulana sahab if you answer this question I am confident that I will be able to convince my friend dekhiye jahan tak Quran ka bayan hai ghaliban do ayaton mein iska zikr hai
52:54
ke iski wajah batai gayi hai ke rehmat se baais na ho to suicide karta hai jab aadmi to samajhta hai ke mere liye kuch nahi hai suicide yani marne ke liye hoti hai suicide mayusi ka aakhri
53:17
yani aakhri phase hai aadmi jeeta hai mayusi mein ke mere liye kuch nahi hai mere liye kuch nahi hai aur phir woh jam kar jata hai to Quran kehta hai ke tumhare liye sab kuch hai jab Quran kehta hai jab Quran ke mutabiq
53:33
yani Allah ke creation ke mutabiq yeh duniya mein har waqt insan ke liye sab cheez maujood hai to kya justification hai apne aap ko marne ka basic baat yeh hai ke jab kuch na ho aap ke liye tab koi keh sakta hai ke hamare paas justification hai lekin sab kuch hai aap ke liye
53:57
aur dekhiye ek kitab chhapi hai is par keh jo log suicide attempt kiya aur jee bach gaye baqayeda aik kitaab chhapi hai woh ghaliban internet par hogi keh bohat se log aisay hain jinhon ne suicide kiya lekin nahi pata attempt kiya lekin woh marne se bach
54:18
gaye is ke baad hero ban gaye woh hero ban gaye bohat zabardast unhon ne success hasil ki yani keh un ke liye maujood thay mawaqe opportunities maujood theen un ke liye un is tarah ke jo cases hain woh sabit karte hain keh logon ke liye opportunities maujood theen
54:40
yani Khuda ki rehmat maujood thi to phir kya kiya justification hai apne aap ko marne ka Maulana agla sawal bheja hai Pakistan se Miss Shabana Ansari ne unhon ne likha hai Maulana there is
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