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AL-KAFI #1310: ADAKAH DIWAJIBKAN UNTUK MENGASINGKAN MAYAT ORANG YANG MEMBUNUH DIRI DENGAN MAYAT UMAT ISLAM YANG LAIN?
Must the body of a person who died by suicide be separated from other Muslims in the cemetery?
Short answer
The body of a person who died by suicide does not need to be separated from other Muslim bodies in the cemetery.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The body of a person who died by suicide does not need to be separated from other Muslim bodies in the cemetery. Suicide is a major sin, but scholars agree it does not remove the person from Islam. The body must be washed, shrouded, prayed over and buried in a Muslim cemetery as a communal obligation (fardhu kifayah), and handled like any other Muslim, including its burial place.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, kami berpandangan mayat orang yang mati disebabkan perbuatan membunuh diri tidak perlu diasingkan dengan mayat-mayat lain di tanah perkuburan islam.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1310: ADAKAH DIWAJIBKAN UNTUK MENGASINGKAN MAYAT ORANG YANG MEMBUNUH DIRI DENGAN MAYAT UMAT ISLAM YANG LAIN?”, 27 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3525-al-kafi-1310-adakah-diwajibkan-untuk-mengasingkan-mayat-orang-yang-membunuh-diri-dengan-mayat-umat-islam-yang-lain. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/must-suicide-victim-be-buried-separately/