Book Name:Khud Kushi Kay Asbab
A report from another newspaper: A father killed his daughter, two sons and his wife, and then committed suicide to end his own life as well.
A report from a newspaper: A father slapped his 14 years old son in a state of anger. In reaction, the boy locked himself in the bathroom and burnt himself alive.
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! No matter how much sorrow is expressed over these accounts, it is no doubt less. These are just a few incidents from our society; newspapers are filled with thousands of similar reports. Those who committed suicide perhaps thought that their difficulties would cease after this act whereas instead of being free from difficulties, they have actually become severely trapped in the displeasure of Allah Almighty. They fall prey to the evils of the Nafs [ego] and choose to escape the blessing of life provided by Allah Almighty and terminate their lives with their own hands. Death can become a means of painful punishment for them. By means of suicide, those who are seemingly turning their face away from the difficulty of the world could be entrapped in the difficulty of the hereafter.
Remember! That death which occurs with the soundness of faith and beliefs is very good. Such a death is a path leading towards paradise. Such a death is a massive blessing from the blessings of Allah Almighty. Whereas falling prey to the whispers of shaytan and selling the hereafter in exchange for the world is immense foolishness. The punishment for suicide cannot be endured at all. Let’s listen to 3 blessed sayings of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم concerning punishments of the hereafter which are a consequence of suicide:
1. Whatever a person commits suicide with; he will be tormented with the same thing in the Hellfire.’(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 289, Hadees 6652)
2. Whoever committed suicide using an iron weapon, he will be punished in the fire of hell with the same weapon. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Janaaiz, vol. 1, pp. 459, Hadees 1363)