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Antidote to Suicide
Wisdom in Omitting Names from the News
Dear Islamic Brothers! By injunction of a blessed Ḥadīš, ‘Recall
the deceased Muslim with his virtues only.’ Therefore, I have
omitted the names from all these news reports. Revealing the
identity of a person who committed suicide, without any
Shara’ī requirement, would result in his defamation and this is
a sin. Even an illiterate person can comprehend this point that
spreading the news of a person who has committed suicide
with his full identity will not only ruin his reputation, but will
also seriously disgrace his family and would add to their grief.
It is my dire wish that the Muslim Journalists should also
repent from such sinful reporting of the past and strive to
refrain from such acts in the future.
If ever, Allah forbid, any case of suicide takes place in
your family or locality, then do not make it public unless there
is Shara’ī requirement. If you have ever committed this sin,
fulfil all the requirements of repentance as prescribed in
Sharī’aĥ. However it is permissible to narrate any case of
suicide without mentioning the victim’s identity.
Mujrim ĥūn dil say khauf- e- qiyāmat nikal do
Pardaĥ Gunaĥgār kay a’ boon pay dāl do
(I am a criminal (sinner); O Beloved Prophet! Remove the fear of the
Dooms Day from my heart. Conceal the sins of this evildoer).
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