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The Book of Prayer - Funerals

كتاب الجنائز

(37) Chapter: Leaving the funeral prayer for one who committed suicide

باب تَرْكِ الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْقَاتِلِ نَفْسَهُ ‏‏

Jabir b. Samura reported:

(The dead body) of a person who had killed himself with a broad-headed arrow was brought before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but he did not offer prayers for him.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 978
In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 138
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2133
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حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِرَجُلٍ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏