Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I know terrorism is haram but following events in Madrid is it permissible for a Muslim soldier to commit suicide when captured to stop release of information to the enemy?
Answer:
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,
These people are not “Muslim soldiers” but renegades acting on anger and frustration, rather than law and dignity. The latter is the way of believers; the former, the way of those whom Allah has left in the lurch.
In normal war situation, where one fears general harm, one could not kill oneself in such a situation; rather, let them kill one.
Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani