Do we have to perform ghusal, janazah salaat and bury in a Muslim cemetary, a Muslim who has committed suicide?

· 9 Rabiʻ II 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3370English
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Do we have to perform ghusal, janazah salaat and bury in a Muslim cemetary, a Muslim who has committed suicide?

Answer

To commit suicide is a major sin. However, such a person will be given Ghusl, Janaaza Salaat and burial in a Muslim cemetery as is the case with any other sinful Muslim.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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