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BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-90: BAHAYA 'BLUE WHALE CHALLENGE'
What is the ruling on taking part in the Blue Whale Challenge, which encourages players to harm and kill themselves?
Short answer
The Blue Whale Challenge is an online challenge that directs teenagers through 50 days of self-harming tasks ending in suicide.
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
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Blue Whale Challenge is an online challenge that directs teenagers through 50 days of self-harming tasks ending in suicide. This Bayan Linnas states that suicide is clearly prohibited in Islamic law, citing Quranic verses and hadiths that forbid it. Hurting oneself, let alone taking one's own life, brings no benefit and leads a person to destruction.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Terlalu banyak dalil daripada al-Quran dan al-Hadith berkenaan larangan membunuh diri. Perkara seperti ini nyata diharamkan oleh syarak
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-90: BAHAYA 'BLUE WHALE CHALLENGE'”, 10 May 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/863-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-90-bahaya-blue-whale-challenge. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-blue-whale-challenge/