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Sahih Muslim 109a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) observed: He who killed himself with steel (weapon) would be the eternal denizen of the Fire of Hell and he would have that weapon in his hand and…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنَ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِحَدِيدَةٍ فَحَدِيدَتُهُ فِي يَدِهِ يَتَوَجَّأُ بِهَا فِي بَطْنِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا وَمَنْ شَرِبَ سَمًّا فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ فَهُوَ يَتَحَسَّاهُ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا وَمَنْ تَرَدَّى مِنْ جَبَلٍ فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ فَهُوَ يَتَرَدَّى فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) observed: He who killed himself with steel (weapon) would be the eternal denizen of the Fire of Hell and he would have that weapon in his hand and would be thrusting that in his stomach for ever and ever, he who drank poison and killed himself would sip that in the Fire of Hell where he is doomed for ever and ever; and he who killed himself by falling from (the top of) a mountain would constantly fall in the Fire of Hell and would live there for ever and ever.

হাজ্জাজ ইবনু শাইর ও কাসিন ইবনু যাকারিয়্যা (রহঃ) ..... জাবির (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণনা করেন যে, নুমান ইবনু কাওকাল (রাযিঃ) বলেছেন, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! বাকী অংশ উপরোক্ত বর্ণনার অনুরূপ। তবে তিনি তার বর্ণনায় "তাতে কোন কিছু বর্ধিত করব না" কথাটি অতিরিক্ত উল্লেখ করেছেন

شیبان نے اعمش سے ، انہوں نے ابو صالح اور ابو سفیان سے اور انہوں نے حضرت جابر ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے روایت کی ، انہوں نے کہا : نعمان بن قوقل ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ نے عرض کی : اے اللہ کےرسول !..... پھر اس سابقہ روایت کی طرح ہے اور اس میں یہ اضافہ کیا : اور اس پر کسی چیز کا اضافہ نہ کروں گا ۔

Bana Haccac b. eş-Şair ve el-Kasım b. Zekeriya da tahdis edip dediler ki. .. A'meş'den, o Ebu Salih ve Ebu Süfyan'dan, ikisi Cabir'den şöyle dediğini nakletti: Numan b. Kavkal: Ey Allah'ın Rasulü, dedi ve hadisi aynen zikretti. Yalnız rivayetinde: "Buna hiçbir şey eklemem" dedi, şeklindedir. Bu Hadisi: Yalnız Müslim rivayet etmiştir; Tuhfetu'l-Eşraf, 2313 ve 2326 A.DAVUDOĞLU

Sahih Muslim 109a, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 206. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) warned against intentionally taking one's own life in this world, stating that such a person will be punished in Hellfire on the Day of Judgment in the same manner by which he ended his life, as a fitting recompense. If someone threw himself off a mountain and died, he will continuously fall from the mountains of Hellfire into its valleys, abiding therein forever.

If someone drank poison to kill himself, he will have that poison in his hand, drinking it repeatedly in Hellfire, eternally. And if someone stabbed himself in the belly with a piece of iron, he will have that piece of iron in his hand, stabbing his belly repeatedly in Hellfire, abiding therein forever.

What it teaches

  • The prohibition of a person killing himself, as it is one of the major sins that entails severe punishment.
  • What is mentioned in the Hadīth is an example of some types of self-inflicted death. However, regardless of the method of suicide, the person will be punished in the same way he took his own life. It is stated in Sahīh Al-Bukhāri that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever strangles himself will strangle himself in Hellfire, and whoever stabs himself will stab himself in Hellfire."
  • An-Nawawi said: As for the Prophet's statement: (He will be in Hellfire abiding therein eternally forever); It is said: There are several opinions: The first opinion: It refers to one who commits such an act while considering it lawful, despite knowing that it is unlawful—this person is a disbeliever, and this would be his punishment. The second opinion: The term "eternally" refers to a long duration, not literal eternity, similar to when it is said: May Allah make the king's rule eternal. The third opinion: This is indeed the punishment, but Allah Almighty, out of His generosity, has informed us that no person who dies as a Muslim will remain in Hellfire forever.
  • This is an example of the correspondence between the punishments in the Hereafter and the offenses in this world. It is derived from this that a person's harm to himself is similar to harming others in terms of sin. This is because a person does not own his soul completely; rather, it belongs to Allah Almighty, and he should only dispense with it according to what He has permitted.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn Said al-AshajWith, Fourth generation, died 256 AH
  4. 4Waki ibn al-JarrahTold us, Third generation, died 196 AH
  5. 5Sulayman al-AmashFrom, Successor, died 147 AH
  6. 6Abu Salih as-SammanFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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