{"id":5968,"date":"2024-07-10T07:41:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/suicide-bombers\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:27:07","slug":"suicide-bombers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/suicide-bombers\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide Bombers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>To what extent is suicide  bombing allowed by Islam? Is not suicide, whatever the reason maybe,  prohibited in Islam? Is killing people in market places including women,  children and old people through suicide permitted in Islam? If yes,  then to what extent. We have recently seen such events in Kashmir and  now very much in Palestine.<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>Individuals  and groups who carry out this activity against innocent civilians, as  seems to be the case in Kashmir and Palestine, are doing something which  is totally prohibited. No individual or group has been given the right  to take human life. Only a state has this authority. And a state too has  this authority over the combatants of an enemy against which war has  been openly declared. Clandestine suicidal attacks against a country  with which a pact has been made amounts to a breach of law which is a  severe crime in the eyes of Islam. Similarly, civilians and innocent  citizens must be protected at all costs if a state has to undertake such  an activity. Muslims who kill innocent civilians must know that they  are violating the directives of Islam and committing a crime against  humanity. The Qur\u2019an calls the killing of an individual in this manner  as tantamount to killing the whole mankind:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652  \u0642\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064b\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u0650 \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064d \u0623\u064e\u0648\u0652 \u0641\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064d \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u0650 \u0641\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627  \u0642\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u064e \u062c\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0639\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u064e  \u062c\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0639\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0642\u064e\u062f\u0652 \u062c\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064e\u062a\u0652\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0631\u064f\u0633\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0650 \u062b\u064f\u0645\u0651\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e  \u0643\u064e\u062b\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0628\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062f\u064e \u0630\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u0650 \u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He  who killed a human being without the latter being guilty of killing  another or being guilty of spreading disorder in the land should be  looked upon as if he had killed all mankind. (5:32)<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However,  in very exceptional circumstances, a Muslim soldier during war may use  suicide bombing against the enemy combatants to avoid some great  disaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-03-21<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"5968\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To what extent is suicide  bombing allowed by Islam? Is not suicide, whatever the reason maybe,  prohibited in Islam? Is killing people in market places including women,  children and old people through suicide permitted in Islam? If yes,  then to what extent. 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I am\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6902,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/question-of-jihad-with-muslims\/","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":1},"title":"Question Of Jihad With Muslims","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"If a Muslim state attacks another Muslim state then defending the country obviously is Jihad for the Muslims of invaded country. In such a situation, what should be the stance of the Muslim soldiers of the invading army? What are they supposed to do if they find before them their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jihad Directives&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jihad Directives","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/jihad-directives\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6779,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/obligation-of-attending-the-friday-congregation\/","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":2},"title":"Obligation Of Attending The Friday Congregation","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Dear respected sir, I request your opinion on the following as you are a scholar of Islamic teachings. Last Friday I went to offer Friday Prayers in another Mosque in my town. Normally I go to the Mosque in my locality. There the Imam, during the sermon, said that a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6486,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/obligation-to-wage-jihad\/","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":3},"title":"Obligation To Wage Jihad","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In a video-clip (http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E-N4Wf_RR-0), Mawl\u0101n\u0101 Wah\u0323\u012bd al-D\u012bn Kh\u0101n has claimed that, since killing of non-combatants is not permissible in Islam, the scope of jihad has almost ended in the nuclear area as war can escalate into a situation where killing innocents may become inevitable. Also, he believes that only defensive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jihad Directives&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jihad Directives","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/jihad-directives\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5863,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/no-jihad-without-the-state-view-of-the-jurists\/","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":4},"title":"No Jihad Without The State: View Of The Jurists","author":"Dr Shehzad Saleem","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"According to Ghamidi\u2019s view, only a state has the right to wage war and no group or organization is allowed to do so. What is the opinion of other scholars in this matter?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jihad Directives&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jihad Directives","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/jihad-directives\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6840,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/is-jihad-only-for-self-defence\/","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":5},"title":"Is Jihad Only For Self-Defence?","author":"Dr Shehzad Saleem","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"There are some scholars who believe that all wars fought by the Prophet of Islam were defensive. 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