Al Salamu Alaikum, When someone commits suicide or even seriously considers it, there are very strong emotions within that person where they feel helpless, like no one is listening to them, and that they have no way to fix their problems. What you need to tell them is that their problems are temporary and death is a permananet solution to temporary problems. Allah forbids suicide, but this does not stop people from doing it. The Mother being in the same room where this child did it, should have taken his threat seriously. Allah give everyone free will but that is not a license to ignore his laws and decide for yourself that death is your best option. Why did he allow it to happen in this case? Perhaps the Mother had not been listening to her son and would not change in the future to help him with his feelings. Perhaps his future would have been worse so in his infinite mercy, Allah heard his cries and allowed him to come home. Young people do not realize their problems are temporary and they can move to a different place, get a different job, change anything they want to change once they become an adult. People must learn patience and to persevere and to TRUST that Allah will bring them to something better. This young boy did not even believe Allah would take him to something better if he continued to live, his only refuge was to get out now. Will Allah forgive him for suicide? He forgives all sins except blasphemy, and/or taking a false God as a deity, which is a part of blasphemy. So take some comfort in that this child is with Allah and no longer suffering, even though he did not choose martyrdom to get there, he is forgiven for his suicide.
Salaams, ginap --- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, "msapublication" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Her brother committed suicide and she is asking serious questions about the will of Allah > > Question: > > My younger brother died by hanging himself. He was only 25 yrs.old. The problem was a small tiff between my mother and himself. We are all deeply shocked and very much grieved. There are so many questions that I would like to ask you regarding this situation. Firstly, why did Allah choose this kind of death for my brother. Secondly, my father is 65 yrs old and he is very pious and my mother is extremely kind and gentle. Why did Allah show this day in their lives? Thirdly, how can we help him (my brother) who is no more? How can we see him in jannat? Can we convey our salam to him? Will our salam reach him? > > Also, after we did autopsy we found out that his death was not because of strangulation but because his spinal cord broke. Actually what happened was, there was a swing made out of a cloth for my kid in the room. My brother he took a stool which was nearby and tied it around his neck saying i will take my life. My mother was in the same room, praying. We feel it was not suicide, maybe it was his anger which made him do this. > His friends tell us that he was not the kind to commit suicide. In fact he used to advice his friends against it if they mentioned it. > > His funeral was also good and his face did not look like he was suffering or anything. It looked like he was sleeping and we just had to wake him up. What does this indicate? > > Please reply to this as we are very troubled by this sudden demise. > > Answer: > > Praise be to Allaah. > > In dealing with these questions we must note three things, which are: > > 1 _ Everything happens by the will and decree of Allaah. Everything that happens in this universe, good or bad, happens by the decree of Allaah, under His control and by His will, for there is no lord except Him and no controller besides Him. > > 2 _ We must believe that He is wise in all that He decrees, for His is the utmost wisdom in all that happens in this universe, whether we understand that or not. Indeed, much of Allaah's wisdom cannot be comprehended by the minds of His slaves. So we must submit to Allaah, by believing that His wisdom is perfect. It is not permissible for us to object to Him, whether that means objecting to His ... (Go here for the rest of the answer http://www.islammuslims.com/islam- qa/Volume_2/Chapter_1.htm#_RWTOC-15) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
