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Sahih al-Bukhari 1365

Chapter: What is said about committing suicide

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1365

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الَّذِي يَخْنُقُ نَفْسَهُ يَخْنُقُهَا فِي النَّارِ، وَالَّذِي يَطْعُنُهَا يَطْعُنُهَا فِي النَّارِ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira-:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1365) and Ahmad (No. 9245).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة مَرْفُوعًا " الَّذِي يَخْنُق نَفْسه يَخْنُقهَا فِي النَّار , وَاَلَّذِي يَطْعَنهَا يَطْعَنهَا فِي النَّار " وَهُوَ مِنْ أَفْرَاد الْبُخَارِيّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْه , وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ أَيْضًا فِي الطِّبّ مِنْ طَرِيق الْأَعْمَش عَنْ أَبِي صَالِح عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة مُطَوَّلًا , وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوَجْه أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ ذِكْر الْخَنْق , وَفِيهِ مِنْ الزِّيَادَة ذِكْر السُّمّ وَغَيْره وَلَفْظه " فَهُوَ فِي نَار جَهَنَّم خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا " وَقَدْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ الْمُعْتَزِلَة وَغَيْرهمْ مِمَّنْ قَالَ بِتَخْلِيدِ أَصْحَاب الْمَعَاصِي فِي النَّار , وَأَجَابَ أَهْل السُّنَّة عَنْ ذَلِكَ بِأَجْوِبَةٍ : مِنْهَا تَوْهِيم هَذِهِ الزِّيَادَة , قَالَ…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 1365
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  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (5494)

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3454

He reported God's Messenger as saying, “He who strangles himself will do so in hell, and he who thrusts a spear into himself will do so in hell.” Bukhari transmitted it.

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الَّذِي يَخْنُقُ نَفْسَهُ يَخْنُقُهَا فِي النَّارِ وَالَّذِي يَطْعَنُهَا يَطْعَنُهَا فِي النَّارِ» . رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ

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  • أمالي ابن بشران (435)الَّذِي يَطْعَنُ نَفْسَهُ إِنَّمَا يَطْعَنُهَا فِي النَّارِ ، وَالَّذِي يَتَقَحَّمُ فِيهَا يَتَقَحَّمُ فِي النَّارِ ، وَالَّذِي يَخْنُقُ نَفْسَهُ فَخَنَقَهَا فِي النَّارِ
  • أمالي ابن بشران ( مجالس أخرى ) (419)الَّذِي يَطْعَنُ نَفْسَهُ إِنَّمَا يَطْعَنُهَا فِي النَّارِ ، وَالَّذِي يَتَقَحَّمُ فِيهَا يَتَقَحَّمُ فِي النَّارِ ، وَالَّذِي يَخْنُقُ نَفْسَهُ يَخْنُقُهَا فِي النَّارِ

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