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To Commit Suicide When Being Raped

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Darulihsan.com

Ref: haz007/07

March 2007

Q: If a girl is in a situation where she is absolutely certain she is about to be raped, can she to save herself, commit suicide?

A:
It is not permissible to commit suicide in this situation as well.
Mufti Shafiq Jakhura
Iftaa Department, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre
I concur with the answer:
Mufti Zubair Bayat
Ameer, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

This answer was collected from DarulIhsan.com. It’s the official website of Darul Ihsan, which is an Islamic organisation (PBO) based in Durban, South Africa.