Definition of a majnoon (mad person)
Question
What happens if a mad person commits suicide? Are they accountable and what happens if a mad person swears in regards to our Creator. Also whats the actual denifinition ofمجنون?
Answer
A mad person refers to a person who is not in his senses at all. Such a person is not accountable for his actions.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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